Calgary, AB

Long a fixture of Calgary’s indie scene, Samantha Savage Smith is a singer-songwriter who treads songwriterly pop with a lived-in ease that has charmed listeners into following her chameleonic career. 2022’s Fake Nice is still on heavy rotation for many fans, thanks to its polyrhythms, dense psych-pop production and, of course, Savage Smith’s engrossing lyrics and saccharine delivery. Start with “Sunset Rip'' and let her become your next fave.