20-year-old Brighid Fry (she/they), aka Housewife, delivers a style of flowing, emotive indie rock that feels almost surgical in its precision. With their songwriting – in addition to providing notes on the 'experience of being a young, queer, AFAB person existing in a male-dominated industry' – we also enjoy the birds-eye view of a unique musical persona with a sharp eye for double entendre. Personally, this is my favorite kind of songwriting: the kind that uses everyday experience as a launching point for philosophical abstraction.

Matilda was inspired by my bike getting stolen a couple years ago. I was an avid cyclist for years and really loved that bike (and had nicknamed it Matilda). I remember a while after it got stolen, I was out on a day that was perfect biking weather and just getting hit with how much I miss cycling. Obviously, the song isn’t just about a bike, but also an allegory for grief and loss, and missing something or someone you can’t have anymore.

With recent praise from outlets such as FLOOD Magazine, FLAUNT, & BrooklynVegan, the future is bright for this young musical artisan. "Matilda" is a perfect encapsulation of their prowess as creator: this music already feels like an indispensable beacon on the map of contemporary indie rock from the great nation of Canada.

I want to push my body until it breaks
But I'm stuck here, stationary

Released by: Submarine Cat Records

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Photo credit: Carly Boomer

Fry is an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive freedom, environmentalism, and is a founding member of the Canadian chapter of Music Declares Emergency.