SYD WARWICK
EPK
Based: Vancouver BC, CA
+ Nashville TN, USA
Genre: Alt-Folk, Pop
Label: Nevado Music
Publicity: The Syndicate
Website: www.sydwarwick.com
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BIOGRAPHY
BIOGRAPHY (Standard, Short Version)
Syd Warwick is a singer-songwriter based in Vancouver, B.C. Known for moving performances, her vulnerability on stage has been described as both comforting and cathartic.
Warwick blends rich, timeless storytelling with pop sensibilities and powerfully emotive lyrics. Her songs are deeply personal, exploring the beauty of honesty and the complexity of human sensitivity.
In addition to four large-scale Canadian tours, she has performed at many of the country’s most coveted music festivals, including Canadian Music Week (CMW), Rifflandia, Song & Surf Music Festival, Tiny Lights Music Festival, Sunfest Country Music Festival, and Westward Music Festival.
Warwick was the recipient of both FACTOR and Creative BC’s Artist Development grants. Since then, she has released her debut EP, Sad Astra, under Nevado Music (past home to artists such as Leif Vollebekk, Bahamas, and Low Roar). Sad Astra showcases Warwick’s ability to bring Americana influence to modern pop music.
The EP is currently receiving regular radio play across Canada, including on SiriusXM, CBC Radio, and The Peak (Vancouver). Warwick is now focused on international touring and co-writing with emerging artists in Nashville, TN.
In October 2025, she will embark on a tour across Canada and the western United States.
BIOGRAPHY (Sad Astra, Long Version)
Behind the ethereal melodies and lush instrumentation of Vancouver-based musician Syd Warwick’s latest EP, Sad Astra, lies a message of empowerment. We’ve been trained to hear empowerment from women as a roar, a yell about injustice. But for Warwick, like many women, it’s discovered in quiet self-exploration and delivered in a moment of reflection.
“I've always wanted to be brave enough to feel the things I need to feel in order to move forward. And that's what these songs are for me,” Warwick says of the EP she wrote and co-produced.
That bravery came at a cost. The process of writing and recording Sad Astra was long and difficult, cycling through evolutions of the songs as her style and message changed. Though it became her labor of love, the collection’s first single, “Lost the Light,” was a song that took longer than usual to reveal itself. “I wrote this song a long time ago, about a young relationship I had many years ago,” Warwick says. “Production-wise, it just, it never felt right. It went through a lot of different evolutions before it became what it is.”
For Warwick, songwriting has shaped her into the person she is today. Writing songs is how she expresses herself and processes the world. Creating Sad Astra has been a progression through healing, as she worked on older songs whose production eluded her and new songs that pushed their way into the world through her creative process. The hardship Warwick experienced in this creative endeavour was amplified by the difficulties of working during a global pandemic and uncertainty about whether or not the music industry would come out okay on the other side of it. For Warwick, being in a room with a friend to record these songs was one way through those hard times — and to see them released feels like a triumph.
Part of what she had to overcome in making the EP was creating the sound she wanted, and finding the right collaborators. That meant letting go of certain rules around the indie folk sound she felt beholden to and exploring more accessible pop production. Finding her sound put her in the same areas as women who have influenced her, including Ashe, Feist, Phoebe Bridgers, Angel Olsen, and Kate Bush.
“As an artist, I sometimes forget that my music is not just meant to be something that I put out into the world, it’s also a gift for myself. It has allowed me to experience the world in beautiful, unique ways — ways that are just for me. Remembering this helps to remind me why I work so hard in the first place.” Warwick says.
Syd Warwick previously released EPs under the moniker of Abraham, opening for acts such as Luca Fogale, Haley Blais, Jordan Klassen, and Fionn. Along with four large-scale Canadian tours, she has played many of Canada’s most coveted music festivals, such as CMW, Rifflandia, Westward Fest, Sunfest Country Music Festival and Song & Surf Music Festival. Now having released her highly anticipated debut EP, Syd Warwick is ready to take off. ‘Sad Astra’ is out and available everywhere. In October of 2025, Syd is embarking on a Canadian and Western United States tour.
Testimonials
“This song (Sorrow At The End, Sad Astra) is great, an absolute hit.”
-The Peak 102.7 Vancouver
“As a musician, Syd has a unique richness to her voice, channelling the likes of Phoebe Bridgers and Feist, but with a soothing West Coast glow that is prominent to the Vancouver music scene. Her ability to write heartfelt hooks that bring out her vocal strengths are what will help Syd Warwick find success under her new name.”
-Kane Wilkinson; Dusty Organ
“Syd’s sweet, soulful voice echoes brilliant imagery over subtle acoustic guitars, jazzy undertones and folky twangs. She blends sounds from various genres and feelings pulled from the deep crevices of her life to make the music breathe with beauty. And “beautiful” might be the most accurate description of this journey through love and the human connection.”
— Mike Leach; The Equal Ground
“Syd is one of those ‘velvet hammer’ singers — her voice comes across with softness and vulnerability but behind it there is a steely strength.
— Mark Behnson; Ride the Tempo
“Her voice is lovely, pristine and flawless. Warwick’s musical/vocal performance is similar to assists such as Fiest or Ingrid Michaelson.
— Cazzy Lewchik; The Permanent Rain Press
HIGHLIGHTS
Radio Play: CBC Radio 1, CBC After Dark, The Peak Vancouver, Sirius XM Radio
Festivals: CMW, Rifflandia, Westward Fest, Sunfest Country Music Festival, Song & Surf Music Festival
Toured w/: Kirsten Ludwig, Little Coyote (Teagan Johnston), Cara Bateman
Opened for: Luca Fogale, Sam Lynch, Jordan Klassen, Hailey Blais, Fionn, George Kanyon, Sam Webber
Upcoming Tour October/November 2025:
Vancouver BC - TBA
Seattle WA - TBA
Vancouver WA - TBA
Sacramento CA - Sofar Sounds - Date TBA
Los Angeles CA - Sofar Sounds, The Hotel Cafe - Dates TBA
Oklahoma KA - Sofar Sounds - Dates TBA
Austin TX - Sofar Sounds, Cactus Club - Dates TBA
Dallas TX - TBA
Houston TX - TBA
New Orleans LSU - TBA
Memphis TN - Sofar Sounds - Dates TBA
Nashville TN - Sofar Sounds, The City Winery - Dates TBA
Knoxville TN - Sofar Sounds - Dates TBA
Current Releases:
Single - Lost The Light
Single - Sorrow At The End
Single - Mercury
‘Sad Astra’ Full EP
Below are Music Videos related to the listed singles, and EP. Syd is currently working on recording her debut LP.