Vancouver singer/songwriter Haley Blais plays a confessional strain of indie rock that has been referred to as nostalgia pop. After her breakout 2018 single "Small Foreign Faction," Blais made her full-length debut with 2020's Below the Salt. She continued to explore a mix of dreamy, dark-hued pop and textured rock on the 2023 follow-up Wisecrack.
Raised in Kelowna, British Columbia, Blais received classical vocal training in her youth and was in a touring opera troupe during her teenage years. She also played guitar and later began writing her own songs, taking influences fr...