Western Jaguar continues the (frankly staggering) tradition of Canadian songwriting excellence, adding another track to a stunning series of indie pop / rock releases this year.   

“Little Self Indulgent” came out toward the end of 2024, an upbeat jam that raised eyebrows for us.   Follow-on single “Pity Party” continued the high energy, melodic brilliance before the mid-tempo bop “Flower Box” made us sit up and notice that something really special was underway out there in British Columbia. 

Now they’re dropping “Holding By A Thread” - a simply gorgeous pop ballad dripping with reverb, flawlessly produced, and filling out a stylistic picture that (we hope) is an appetizer for a lot more music coming in the rest of the year.

From the first line - “I’m the reason your last stick of Nicorette is missing out of your tie-dye sundress” - you’ll be transfixed. So many perfect lines, so well delivered, so well served by the arrangement.

Granted, we’re suckers for the seemingly definitional Canadian ability to draw incredible beauty out of disarmingly simple ideas, but Western Jaguar is one of our favorite acts right now, and we think there are great things in store.