MUSIC

Big release Friday: The Hidden Cameras (Home on Native Land).

Big picture: The Hidden Cameras make a flashy return from living in Europe with this quirky, idealized take on Canadiana — an album complete with country twang and collaborations with Rufus Wainwright, the Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant, Feist, Bahamas and Ron Sexsmith. New songs appear alongside covers of Canadian standards like Log Driver’s Waltz. (Apparently, the log driver also learns to step lightly in the recording studio.)

Forecast: The Hidden Cameras find themselves in fertile, native soil. (Am I the only one who’d like to watch a Canadian historical drama about a log driver? Your move, CBC. It’s a guaranteed ratings win. Especially if the log driver is shirtless … and native son Ryan Gosling.)

Honourable mention: Tove Lo (Lady Wood). This Swedish songwriter cues the techno-pop … and the career breakthrough. You’ll never forget her name.