Ladies of the Canyon (band)

Founded in 2005, Ladies of the Canyon began their career playing small venues in Montreal’s popular Mile-End neighbourhood. At the time their music consisted mainly of "countrified" 1970s Californian soft-rock sound;^[1] over time their musical style expanded to include classic folk and contemporary rock.^[2]

The group released their first studio album, Haunted Woman, in 2010 through Kindling/Warner Music Canada.^[3][4] In the three years following this release, Ladies of the Canyon appeared on stage with Broken Social Scene and The Dears, were nominated for a Canadian Country Music Association award. The band worked with producer Mark Howard to record their second album, Diamond Heart.^[5] In 2012, during the recording of this album, Sargeant was replaced by drummer Tara Martin.^[6] Diamond Heart was released in September, 2013.

In 2014 the Ladies of the Canyon toured with the Barenaked Ladies.^[7]

Maia Davies released her debut album in 2010, Héritage, using the mononym "Maïa" (now known as Maia Lily, stylized as Maïa Lily).^[8] Jasmine Bleile released her first solo album under the name Satellītes on November 17, 2018.^[9] Senja Sargeant released her selftitled EP, produced by Shane Alexander, in 2022 and celebrated the event with a release party in the venue Bitterzoet in Amsterdam where Shane played along in her band.^[10][11]