Artist description Moving from dynamic, full-bodied pop songs to haunting guitar/voice numbers, Monica's first full-length album, "The Expectation of Home", was released in 1999 on her own label, Night Sky Records. The project blends her acoustic performance style with an electronic edge, showcasing the poetic and musical variety of this singer/songwriter. Lyrically, her songs are honest explorations of comfort and hope, while trying to convey the difficulty in believing that these things can be found.

Music Style ambient, acoustic, emotional pop

Musical Influences U2, Blue Rodeo, Neil Finn

Similar Artists Natalie Merchant, Dido, Sarah McLachlan

Artist History As a musician, Monica Schroeder is a relative newcomer to the Canadian music scene - it was in 1998 that she began to seriously pursue songwriting and started performing in local festivals and coffeehouse settings. As a musician, Monica Schroeder is a relative newcomer to the Canadian music scene - it was in 1998 that she began to seriously pursue songwriting and started performing in local festivals and coffeehouse settings. In the last few years, Monica has been making her mark with performances at clubs and cafes across the country and has shared the stage with the Rheostatics, the Cowboy Junkies and Rebecca Campbell. Equally at home performing with her band as she is solo, Monica has played well-received showcases at Canadian Music Week and Prairie Music Week, where she also participated in a SOCAN-sponsored 'songwriter's-in-the-round'. Monica has played in a variety of festivals and venues, both as a solo performer and with her band, including the Back 40 Folk Festival, the Brandon Folk Music and Arts Festival, the Winnipeg Folk Festival and National Arts Centre -"Singing for the Cure". Her debut album has been played on radio stations across the country and featured on the national CBC Radio program 'This Morning' with Shelagh Rogers.

Albums The Expectation of Home

Press Reviews "Featuring one of the most spellbinding voices to grace Canadian music ... her acclaimed, independently released debut, 'The Expectation of Home', is a true gem. This Manitoba singer/songwriter is Canada's finest undiscovered artist." -- Larry LeBlanc, Billboard Magazine "Monica has a beautiful voice - emotive, fluid and clear. This Manitoba-based pop musician could make the white pages sound like Yeats." -- Now Magazine "Monica's amazing ... She first sang longing and Margo and I just looked at each other. We both realized she's real. I'm excited when you hear somebody outstanding like that." -- Michael Timmons (Cowboy Junkies)

Location Winnipeg, Manitoba - Canada

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