Gimme a Break

Gimme a Break: Erica Bitting by Nina

With so many raw and heartfelt emotions, singer-songwriter Erica Bitting's college dorm room was just too small to contain her warm, soothing music. The feels are contagious.

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Gimme A Break: Mimi by Sara McKay

Get tangled in the haunting dreamy web of Mimi Page in this month's Gimme A Break!

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Gimme a Break: Familiar Wild by Janelle

Vancouver’s Familiar Wild has a sound that walks a fine line between folk and alternative rock. While the band is a recent renaming of a band that’s existed for years, they've adapted their sound on their latest album, Dark Dreams (out September 30), incorporating elements of straight-up folk, alternative and orchestral folk.

Gimme a Break: Shannon Rose & the Thorns by Janelle

Shannon Rose & the Thorns’ folk pop music has drawn comparisons to Feist, but Rose says the band’s influences range from Nina Simone to Wilco to The Pixies. Rose says a reviewer once described the band’s music as "an iron fist in a velvet glove" — a description she herself stands by.

Gimme a Break: The Penelopes by Janelle

The Penelopes say they’re the only rock band you can dance to during the daytime without the help of chemical assistance. Once you listen to the electronic dream pop on their latest album, Never Live Another Yesterday, you will understand why.

Gimme a Break: Mesita by Janelle

Mesita, the moniker for the solo project of Denver’s James Cooley, makes music with meaning that hits you right in the gut. The tracks on his latest EP, XYXY, are defined by keening vocals throughout and instrumentals full of sound that pop up in spurts.