Rebekah Higgs
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Rebekah Higgs is a Canadian indie rock
singer, songwriter from Halifax, Nova Scotia. She released her debut self-titled album in September 2006, recorded in Toronto with producer Thomas Payne of the Canadian band Joydrop
. The album was written and performed entirely by Higgs and Thomas and is a fusion of shoegaze, folk
and pop
. In 2007, Higgs released her album on Outside Music
and was nominated for the 2008 East Coast Music Awards, as best female solo recording and best new artist.
Higgs tours Canada frequently with guitarist Jason Vautour, bassist Sean MacGillivray, and keyboardist Colin Crowell. All four musicians also perform in the dance pop group Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
singer, songwriter from Halifax, Nova Scotia. She released her debut self-titled album in September 2006, recorded in Toronto with producer Thomas Payne of the Canadian band Joydrop
Joydrop
Joydrop was a Canadian alternative rock band in the late 1990s and early 2000s from Toronto, Ontario. The band consisted of vocalist Tara Slone, guitarist Thomas Payne, bassist Tom McKay, and drummer Tony Rabalao....
. The album was written and performed entirely by Higgs and Thomas and is a fusion of shoegaze, folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
. In 2007, Higgs released her album on Outside Music
Outside Music
Outside Music is a Canadian record label and distributor, founded by Lloyd Nishimura in 1995. In 2007, it expanded to include an artist management division which counts Jill Barber, Matthew Barber, One Hundred Dollars and Sunparlour Players as management clients.Outside has released countless...
and was nominated for the 2008 East Coast Music Awards, as best female solo recording and best new artist.
Higgs tours Canada frequently with guitarist Jason Vautour, bassist Sean MacGillivray, and keyboardist Colin Crowell. All four musicians also perform in the dance pop group Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees.
Discography
- Rebekah Higgs (2006)
- Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees (2009)
- Little Voice (2010)
- Odd Fellowship (2011)