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Everett LaRoi is a veteran Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and award-winning film composer based in Edmonton, Alberta. With a career spanning over 25 years, he is widely recognized as a foundational figure in the Alberta folk rock and alternative roots music scenes. He is best known for fronting several prominent Canadian bands, including the post-punk and indie-rock outfit Idyl Tea, as well as ManRayGun and Goldtop.
LaRoi’s music seamlessly blends indie folk, alt-country, and melodic post-rock Americana. Characterized by his signature shimmering tremolo guitar work and a weathered, soulful vocal delivery, his songwriting relies heavily on evocative, snapshot-style lyrics. Rather than traditional linear narratives, his songs often incorporate whimsical wordplay to explore midlife themes such as loss, change, friendship, and mortality.
His album Morning Stars Mournings Hush reached #7 on the national Earshot Folk/Roots chart and has received airplay from CKUA, CBC, and community radio stations across Canada.
“A great singer songwriter. World class.”
– CBC Radio Active
“A beautiful new record by Everett LaRoi.”
– Amy van Keekan, CKUA Radio Network
“With his new release, Morning Stars Mournings Hush, LaRoi casts the spotlight solely on his sturdy songwriting chops alongside musical help from friends. …a well-earned reflection on a life well-lived.”
– Chad Huculak, The Edmonton Journal
“The troubadour side of LaRoi is present on several songs, balanced by the tasteful power of his sidemen. The result is a retro Lambchop-Wilco-Son Volt friendly approach to music…
[Stuck in Another Time] is one of the best songs 2025.”
– Donald Teplyske, Fervor Coulee Roots Music
“The vocals are restrained and soulful, the lyrics brimming with hope, joy, and fragility… It’s an album that will put a smile own your face and leave your heart feeling a little lighter.”
– Dick Altavista, CKCU-FM (Ottawa)