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Belinda Bruce is a singer-songwriter that draws you in with her rustic sensibility, engaging melodies, pop hooks and enchanting stage presence.

Nominee:
Favourite Folk Artist at the 6th Annual Independent Music Awards (the Indies) 2006.

Nominee:
Best New/Emerging Artist and Best Solo Artist at the Canadian Folk Music Awards 2005.

Semi-finalist:
Belinda Bruce & the Tawny Stars' early version of the song "Rust" made the semi-finals in the 2005 International Songwriting Competition.

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"Dream Yourself Awake" ranked no. 5 on the Galaxie Folk/Roots Channels Top Ten Folk Albums of 2005 and no. 23 on the Top Spins (Canadian) of 2005.

Watch video of "Twisted Lullaby" from Dream Yourself Awake
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"Finally, a world awakes to the charms of Belinda Bruce." –The Globe and Mail

Her beautiful 2005 debut "Dream Yourself Awake" (Maximum) presented a sublime collection of oft-playful, mildly psychedelic chamber-folk, receiving international plaudits and domestic award nominations galore. A highly melodic, yet understated first release, it nonetheless remains an auspicious debut that held promise spectacularly realized in her sophomore record "The Good Life".

While the rustic whimsy and masterful grasp of pop melody that characterized "Dream Yourself Awake" remain undisturbed, "The Good Life" is a grittier proposition altogether. An exploration of themes relating to city life, Belinda Bruce & The Tawny Stars invite the listener into a world populated by somebodies and nobodies experiencing the unpredictable peaks and troughs, highs and heartaches of life, love ‘n’ everything. From the guarded intimacy of opener “Dirty Little Secrets”to the orch-pop ode to urban existence “Citysong”; from the frankness of cornerstone epic “Rust” to the ruminative sing-a-long of the closing title track, The Good Life is a personal journey of human experience in the big metropolis. Though whether urban or rural dweller, it remains the story of us all.

Many Canadian indie, female roots musicians of the last two years—including Alana Levandoski, The Be Good Tanyas, Angela Desveaux, Po’ Girl and Kathleen Edwards—have been making strides into the worldwide market. It seems just a little bit likely that Belinda Bruce will be at the crest of that next wave, riding in on the roots-rock opus that is "The Good Life".

And in The Tawny Stars, Belinda Bruce has assembled pretty much the cream of Vancouver roots talent to accompany her. With a collective resume dovetailing with the careers of Canadian legends and up-and-comers The Paperboys, Flophouse Jr, Rodney Decroo, Rich Hope, Spygirl, Herald Nix and Neko Case, we are talking Emmylou’s Hot Band, and then some. Listen to The Good Life and you’ll agree.

The Good Life is available now on Bee-Side Records.

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