Winnipeg, MB

housepanther makes power-pop that never revisits the same idea twice, yielding tunes so ceaselessly inventive they seem too good to be true. What grounds the band’s music is vocalist and songwriter Bailee Woods’ engaging honesty and vulnerability, creating a sometimes-awkward, always-beautiful rendering of the human experience. Woods recently collaborated with Montreal’s wrecker for a collaborative EP, featuring slower ballads but never sacrificing her lyrical bite.