Latest posts by William Brookson (see all)
- “Beside You” is a Poignant Reflection on Love and Home from Canada’s Robert Thomas and the sessionmen - February 20, 2025
- Toronto’s Keegan Powell & The Jetpacks Deliver a Blazing Mix of Shoegaze and Indie Rock with “Beginning of Life” / “My Maker” - February 19, 2025
- Toronto’s Jordan Venn and the Slizneys Deliver Hard-Hitting New Single, “♡WWI>SPQR♡,” from ‘M@GIC W*RDS’ - February 18, 2025
A steadily growing voice that saturates the listener in lucid colour and shimmering melodies. Born in Pinsk, Belarus in 1984 before immigrating to Canada in 1992 with the collapse of the USSR; Alexei Orechin has been actively shaping the Toronto music scene as composer and guitarist for over ten years.
Orechin’s new single, “Stranitsi,” is a portal for momentary escape. A chance to listen inside oneself and experience what’s there. A mood ring of sorts, one that explodes from its jazz trappings to showcase a truly unique voice, unafraid to explore the more avant-garde areas that are often discussed by rarely executed.