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Serena Ryder - “Sisters of Mercy”

In an era afflicted by the ham-fisted use of AutoTune, this artist’s quietly confident phrasing and purity of tone remind us just how much illumination an honest, gifted singer can cast over her material.

John Sakamoto – The Toronto Star ‘Anti-Hit List’

This career's on fire
‘Ryder storms the roots music scene’
Ontario artist Serena Ryder is set to become one of the brightest lights on the Canadian music scene with the official release of If Your Memory Serves You Well.
Edmonton Journal.

When Serena Ryder sings about love, the most jaded world-weariness dissolves.
ELLE Magazine

Tonight offers a rare opportunity to see a singer (Serena Ryder) on the cusp of stardom. Brisbane Mail Courier

(She) has an impressive fearlessness. Given the right breaks, she could become a major force.
The Boston Globe

Both delightful and slightly spiteful, Ryder’s soulful voice is as full-bodied as a bottle of cabernet sauvignon but as unpretentious as a can of beer. Although an enduring and original individual, she’s (vocally) somewhere between…….. Janis Joplin and a …. Joss Stone.
Derrick Lang (Associated Press)

At 22, Serena Ryder is blessed with a powerhouse, multi-octave voice and enough confidence or cockiness to close this album with a completely a cappella, blow-down-the-doors cover of Etta James' classic ‘At Last.
Kevin O’Hare (Springfield Republican)

If you're keen on hearing a voice of the future you have to check out Serena Ryder...her pure vocals have been making impressions with club owners everywhere and the name won't be unknown for long.
The Ottawa Sun

Like listening to the teenaged Aretha Franklin, it's impossible not to be physically shaken when this 20-year-old…sings.
Elle Magazine

Warm and familiar…often compared to Tracy Chapman and Aretha Franklin, the young songstress channels the sincerity of the former and the feistiness of the latter though her three-octave range and powerful songwriting. –
Eye, Toronto

Her powerful pipes, evoking Tracy Chapman and Janis Joplin in equal measure, have impressed the likes of Steve Earle, who invited her to tour with him Down Under.
Now Magazine, Toronto

…by show's end, Ryder had won over every person in the room with her vivacious personality, lovely voice and great songs. Her performance left you confident you'd just witnessed an artist who, for once, not only deserves the hype - she transcends it.
Now Magazine, Toronto