Hitting a list of Canadian albums with some often very Canadian lyrics – including an aside about getting drunk at a Loblaws – pop-rocker Ruby Waters leans into her folksier roots with an album about dropping out of society.
Although her heavier side, and the impressive belts and vocal runs that go along with it, does eventually come out, for the most part Waters uses a bed of squeaky acoustics to contemplate running off to the wilderness with a chosen few, getting away from the people who won’t leave her alone and indulging in substances of choice until the end finally arrives.
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The Montreal-based songwriter/producer adds her ethereal touch to resurrect a nostalgic sensation.