For many, the pandemic has been a time of reflection and reinvention. That goes double for singer-songwriter Basia Bulat, who not only gave birth to her first daughter last spring, but also spent time ...

“I wrote this song many years ago but never could get the lyrics and performance quite right,” Basia says. “I wanted to try it again after becoming a parent–it’s about how we can’t control how or when ...

Bulat had played double bass in a chamber ensemble and has worked live with a string sections, so there’s a logic to how The Garden is arranged. Although three different string arrangers are used and ...

Basia Bulat is releasing The Garden, a new album of orchestral reimaginings of songs from throughout her discography, due out Friday (2/25) digitally with a physical release to follow on March 25 via ...

Bulat’s voice and style remind of Emmy the Great. This isn’t to hint at plagiarism – both singers started releasing music at around the same time – but as a compliment. For this writer, Emmy the Great ...

None of this is to say that Bulat would lack anything without the cape, but it is certainly a vital ingredient in her current approach to her music. Before Good Advice, Canada’s Bulat was shaded by ...