A few years back, I spent two years living down in Nashville, Tennessee. Now if you know anything about this lovely little city, then you know its nick-named Music City for a reason. While I was there, I attended a literal music school. And yes, lots of noteworthy artists attended, such as Brad Paisley, COIN, Josh Tuner, Judah and the Lion, Chris Young, Florida Georgia Line and many more to name. I’d take a walk to class, bands would be rehearsing outside the building, I would grab an iced coffee at the local café and aspiring writers would be penciling away at their next big hit, I’d stroll through the busy downtown street and artists would be performing a free concert for passersby.

When I moved back home here to Vancouver, I felt that a big part of me missed living in a city where music is so abundant, but I quickly realized that is not true, I just need to dig a little deeper, look a little harder, because they are plenty here in Vancouver but just not in plain sight as they were in Nashville.

So, I started searching, and it doesn’t take too long to find aspiring artists eager to have someone listen. The upside (and sometimes the downside) to making music in this day and age is how accessible it can be for the average joe. Meaning if I sat down right now and said, “I feel like producing a song” I pretty much could, so long as I have access to a computer (but no one said it would be a good song).

In my deep search of good local music, I came across Wet Future, a band built of young rock musicians from Vancouver Island. Their music is alternative rock at the core with strong vocals, charisma and groovy vibes.

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When I listen to their tracks, I hear sounds like Cage the Elephant, The Strokes and a bit of MGMT.

At the moment, they only have three singles but to be honest, that was all I needed to hear some true talent. “Bittersweet”, “Peppermints” and “Toughen Up” were all released in 2021 but they assured fans that a full album is in the works, so stay tuned!