There’s an indie pop duo band from Vancouver called Vox Rea, which was formerly known as The Katherines. 

Their previous self-titled album tackled the existential topics like angst and fear, and in their 2025 album, “Art Oracles”, it’s about the need to make difficult choices and spending more time doing than thinking. 

Art Oracles

“Grass” and “Captain” were songs that both explore the feeling of being dissatisfied with yourself and indecisiveness leading to a life that’s being wasted away.

Their single “One Kiss” had a more fun approach as opposed to their usual style, where the duo wanted to have a lighter feel without the need to listen to it alone in the dark. It wasn’t really to completely shift the band’s sound, but more to have a little fun in stepping out of the band’s usual sound for a bit.

The process of making “Art Oracles” was different from the last record, and they recorded at their parent’s place and just let the ideas flow. The band has a balance between living in Vancouver and Vancouver Island. When they’re not on tour, they stay in Vancouver Island, which has been their creative space, and when things start to get  busy, they’re back in Vancouver.

Another song with a different energy is “Julia”, which is more upbeat and one of the favourite songs by the duo to play live. It was initially supposed to be a folk song until they went to record it, and the sound changed completely. That new sound is what inspired the energy and the atmosphere of their following album, “Art Oracles”. After “Julia”, the band wanted to try a more upbeat approach at their shows. That way, they can play songs that feel like a celebration rather than a focus on sadness.

For a band that’s composed of sisters, they still have their fair share of disagreements with each other. Their creative vision almost always aligns, and it’s the personal things they struggled with. Though, they did start couple’s therapy earlier this year, and it helped resolve some situations where there’s a bit of tension.

In the creation of this album, they’re continually growing different, and their differences grow more apparent, but they learned to embrace that rather than get frustrated by them. Since the two know each other so well as sisters, they humble each other to the point where they’ll continue performing with full authenticity.