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“Shannon Roszell has been turning heads with her powerful and distinctive voice that elicits memories of the late, great Cranberries front-woman Dolores O’Riordan. And like the Cranberries, Roszell’s music offers an expansive spin on rock and roll.”

-Canadian Musician Magazine

Shannon Roszell is an indie singer-songwriter from the Kawartha Lakes, northeast of Toronto. Her sound is best characterized as symphonic indie rock, fusing orchestral voicings with searing electric guitar and vocals.

Roszell has been likened to Joni Mitchell for her sense of melodic freedom and the direct connectivity of her lyrics.

Canadian Musician Magazine (Sep-Oct, 2021) featured Roszell writing, “Singer-songwriter Shannon Roszell has been turning heads with her powerful and distinctive voice that elicits memories of the late, great Cranberries front-woman Dolores O’Riordan. And like the Cranberries, Roszell’s music offers an expansive spin on rock and roll.”

Produced by Frank Gryner (A Perfect Circle, Rob Zombie, Trent Severn, Emm Gryner), Roszell has released 5 singles since 2021. The subject matter ranges from attempts to embody the experience of depression and anxiety, to a tribute to Lou Reed’s life and work, to a surrealistic, summer requiem inspired by Canadian poet, Alden Nowlan. 

An outspoken environmentalist, Roszell is a supporter of the Music Declares Emergency movement. The indie singer donates 15% of profits to Ecojustice, Canada’s largest environmental law charity. Roszell’s single, “Gonna Love You” (March 2021), is a post-apocalyptic love song to our damaged earth. “It’s about the constancy of love set in the landscape of environmental decline,” explains Roszell. 

Roszell’s upcoming, debut album, Within the Shimmering Darkness (June 2023), is rich with sonic landscapes as expansive as the view out her farmhouse studio window. Earshot-Distro named Roszell the Artist of the Week and said, “Combining airy, even partially experimental backing with passionate vocals, the alt-rock singer-songwriter makes a strong and enduring impression.”

Roszell is now booking live singing engagements for 2023 summer and fall, in the following cities:

• Toronto
• Kawartha Lakes
• Fenelon Falls
• Greater Toronto Area

Book Shannon Roszell for your event here.