Across the spectrum of avant garde pop music, Canadian cult songwriter Sean Nicholas Savage is renowned for his bitter sweet ballads, and beautifully raw live performances, his singing delicate and brave, full of energy and space. Each new record is an adventure in sensitivity and nuance. Although set against a variety of pop culture models, an intimate poetic relationship with the listener remains in stone throughout the last decade. Sentimental, like a misty romantic drama that makes you long for a life you never lived, and yet understand to your soul, Savage’s catalogue is packed with wonder, hope and roller rink echoes.

He has also maintained strong ties with Arbutus Records, continuing with ‘Life is Crazy’ in 2020: inspired by Broadway ballads and eschewing drums and bass guitar from the arrangements, the album is as sentimental as ever. Like a misty romantic drama that makes you long for a life you never lived, the LP expands a growing songbook packed with wonder, hope and roller-rink echoes.