IMPOSTER SYNDROME NOW AVAILABLE
Listen to the Album – Available Online
Imposter Syndrome is now available on all major music platforms for stream and download including 2023 CMRRA Song of the Year Winner, The Ghost of Me. Listen NOW.
ABOUT THE ALBUM:
In a world where almost everyone appears to have their public image and hashtags in order, Imposter Syndrome explores instead an identity still in flux. Equal parts playful and sombre, these songs flip unapologetically between genres, tempos, and production styles in search of what it means to be a flawed human with big dreams, bigger feelings, and a verifiably awkward social presence…
With this newest EP, singer-songwriter-producer Barbra Lica presents her most brutally honest music to date, combining elements of Folk, RnB, Indie Pop, Jazz, and Existential Synth (not a real genre). Recorded almost entirely in home studios and cobbled together instrument by instrument, Imposter Syndrome represents a two-year production collaboration with some of Toronto’s most accomplished artists including James Bryan (Prozzäk, Philosopher Kings), Nicolas Tateishi (Sam Drysdale, Joanna Majoko), Christine Bougie (Bahamas, Lydia Persaud), Drew Jurecka (Dua Lipa, Jully Black), and Joel Visentin (This American Life). With her light-hearted dance number dedicated to girl nerdom (Girls Like Me), her gentle musings on empathy (Take Care of You), her Randy Newman-esque ode to aging women (Sour Women), and her reverie to utter defeat (The Ghost of Me), Barbra takes listeners on a rollercoaster ride of emotions and soundscapes.
In 2024, Imposter Syndrome was nominated for TWO Canadian Folk Music Awards (Song of the Year for In 40 Years and Solo Artist of the Year). Watch the recorded awards ceremony performance from April 2024 HERE.
This project is funded in part by FACTOR, the Government of Canada and Canada’s private radio broadcasters.
Ce projet est financé en partie par FACTOR, le gouvernement du Canada et les radiodiffuseurs privés du Canada
Meanwhile… The Ghost of Me has been re-cut as a performance video! Hear and see it played live off the floor with myself on voice and keys, Joel Visentin on synth keys and support vocals, Mark Godfrey on bass, Tom Fleming on guitar, Will Fisher on drums, and special legendary guests, Sammy Jackson and APHROSE on additional vocals. Thanks to FACTOR once more for funding this project and to all the crew led by two of my favourite people, Matthew Barnett (director/editor), and Dale Sood (Cinematography). Watch the full performance HERE.
Also check Barbra’s upcoming concert listings including performances at the Aurora Cultural Centre, Kensington Market Jazz Festival, and Koerner Hall.
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