Graven and the New Band with Alexandra Sullivan

Graven is singer songwriter thunderpick fuzz twang songmaker Matty McKechnie. Matty's last record "Years" (2020) was produced and recorded by Jim Bryson (singer-songwriter and collaborator with Kathleen Edwards and The Tragically Hip) and put his music into some cool spotlights. Coming in with a loud fuzzy bang for Graven’s 15th release, it's "Simple Complex" (2022). This album constitutes a musical map of Matty’s mind for the past few years and all of the major traumas and changes he’s been through on a roughshod soul-rebuilding journey towards self-love. This record also represents the idea that so many things are seemingly simple but very complex in nature, and the power-packed 8 songs speak to those themes: Relationships, Self-Love, Music, The Past, Letting Go, Accepting Pain, Stepping Into Who You Are, and Death and Memory. It's sonically wilder than anything Graven has done, and that was largely due to Charles Austin (Super Friendz, Neuseiland) running wild on every track and playing several instruments (bass, lead guitars, slide, omnichord and more). Kevin Corbett also added multiple sonic layers (pedal steel, electric guitar, bass) as did Jeff Gay (piano, synth) and the beat and foundation builder Jordan Murphy of Walrus (drums, percussion). The songs are also geared towards Graven’s musical heroes in their composition and style as the album documents a lot of his life. It was mixed by Joel Plaskett (who even added a guitar solo on the song “Exploded”) and recorded in his very own Fang Studios in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia over 6 days. Simple Complex spent a week at #1 on CKCU radio and charted on over 30 radio stations in the USA.

Alexandra Sullivan is a Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Fueled by a lifelong love of poetry and music, she encapsulates specific moments and emotions in her original songs. With moving melodies and imaginative lyrics, she can break an audiences’ heart while simultaneously filling them with hope. Her style blends various folk, pop and indie styles.

Alexandra has headlined the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, played Marvest City Folk Fest in Ottawa, and shared stages with both Craig Cardiff and Lynn Miles. A live performance of her latest single, Little Hope (2020), was featured in Season 11 of Ottawa’s Shot in the Dark Sessions.

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