Vancouver noir-pop outfit, Vox Rea have unveiled their highly anticipated self-titled debut album today. The 13-track collection takes listeners on a journey of existential reflection with a soundtrack of dreamy, atmospheric sounds.
The album was created in a nomadic state—written in apartments in Vancouver, Toronto, Berlin, Montreal and Boston and recorded in a studio nestled in the snowy forests of Quebec. The album was written in collaboration with fellow Canadian artists Luca Fogale, Begonia and Joël, and produced by Connor Seidel and Tim Buron (Charlotte Cardin, Matt Holubowski), JUNO nominee Derek Hoffman (Arkells, RALPH, The Elwins), and multi-platinum producer Joel Stouffer (Dragonette, Kayla Diamond).
“Our debut album was born out of a fascination with the contradictions inherent in the human experience,” the band shares. “It is a celebration of free will and an ode to the paralyzing nature of choice. The intoxicating night roaming and the guilty morning after, a revelry in excess and an exercise in solemn self-reflection. In essence, the album chronicles the odyssey of a group of artists trying to come to terms with their generation’s place in the human story. Through themes of addiction, self-doubt, lust, identity, independence and grief it asks what it really means to be free.“
With more visual content for the album to drop, and summer tour dates announced, Vox Rea is just getting started with their album release. Tour dates are listed below.
Vox Rea Tour Dates:
May 14 – Toronto, ON – The Pursuit Of Happiness @ Lee’s Palace
June 16 – Vancouver, BC – Vox Rea Release Show @ The Hollywood Theatre
July 1 – Victoria, BC – Victoria Canada Day Celebration
July 2 – Cowichan Lake, BC – Laketown Shakedown Festival
July 16 – New Westminster, BC – Uptown Live! Festival
July 23 – Seattle, WA – Capitol Hill Block Party
July 29 – Sacramento, CA – The Russ Room
July 30 – San Francisco, CA – Casements
July 31 – San Francisco, CA – Thee Parkside
August 5 – Santa Cruz, CA – Woodhouse Brewing
August 6 – Santa Cruz, CA – Woodhouse Brewing
August 12 – Laguna/Sacramento, CA – Hot Concerts in the Park
August 13 – Half Moon Bay – Mac Dutra Park