It’s been two months since Music BC announced its participants for the 2026 ARC cohort, have you seen the list? One of them selected to join the program which offers mentorship and acceleration in the music industry is the trio Bealby Point, out of North Vancouver..

Attached to their own independent label, this band has sold out venues like The Pearl and The Horseshoe Tavern without having an album to their name. Quite an achievement, yet also telling of the way the music industry operates now. Nonetheless, Bealby Point performed at the Barnside Harvest Festival in Ladner last week, under headlines Smash Mouth and Tom Cochrane. This was in anticipation of their debut album, “Happiness Frontier” releasing on October 23, 2026.

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I think the musical style of Bealby Point can be compared to The Strokes mixed with The Tragically Hip. Gritty instrumentals with hook-driven lyricism and the right amount of voice modulation.

Metastasized is the recent release from the group, an EP containing three songs. The first song on the EP, self-titled, is a well-produced and refined track. The lyrics are quick and concise. Bealby Point knew how to add emotion and movement into their lyrics by controlling the speed, length, and order of each one. I’m comparing this track to their most streamed 2021 release “I’m So Bummed Out Right Now”. Their musical style has been audibly nurtured throughout the years, with Metastasized showing a maturity only honed through time. It is gritty, dark, and reminiscent of the early 90s Canadian indie sound.

The second track on the EP, “Storm In a Teacup” has bright synths and light vocals. Very similar to their early work, I actually find Storm in a Teacup to be something I would add into my rotation of regular listens. It reminds me of the Arctic Monkeys, with their use of distortions and mastery of delay.

The final track is titled, “Double Disco“ and is exactly that: a bright synth and bass focused indie ballad. The lyrics have a much slower place, with longer verses in each phrase. It makes for a great ending to Metastasized, wrapping up the entire EP into a song that showcases who they are as a band.

Bealby Point have already shown themselves to be capable of succeeding in what they do, and the release of Metastasized has definitely built excitement towards their debut album releasing in October.