“When I get up on stage, that’s my whole life. That’s my religion. My music is electric church music. I am electric religion.”
Electric Religious is the project of Métis singer-songwriter, Brandon Baker, whose guitar-driven music has been described as “bursting with inspiration, insight, and hope.” Deeply influenced by the psychedelic sounds of Jimi Hendrix, Baker took his moniker from a Hendrix quote: “When I get up on stage, that’s my whole life. That’s my religion… I am electric religion.” Electric Religious has had two singles among the CBC Searchlight Top 100 in recent years, and his 2021 release, Tragic Lover, was selected among CKUA’s Top 100 Albums of the Year, on the heels of his nomination for Métis Artist of the Year at the Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards. The upcoming album, The Taste, is set for release in July 2024 on the Indigenous-owned music label, Red Music Rising. This collection of tunes straddles pop, rock, and funk––with an Indigenous spin on the genres that Baker has playfully coined, “Métis Disco.” The album features special guests including legendary drummer Omar Hakim (David Bowie, Foo Fighters, Sting, Madonna, Dire Straits, Kate Bush), Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp, Smashing Pumpkins, Willie Nelson), and Riwo Egor (Melafrique).
Press Quotes
“Perfectly capturing the essence of the retro-lit dance floors, the Métis singer puts his own smooth edge on the genre, creating an eccentric sonic that has to be put on full blast.”
“Think Mother Mother and the Stars coming together... It hits the ground running, weaving capricious guitar, solid rhythms and anthemic lyrics. There are plenty of twists, turns & genre bending moments… Suffice it to say Yeah, Yeah, No is fit to be played on the radio and very loudly.”
“My nostalgia is through the roof! What a breath of fresh air. I love a band continuing to stick to the simpler times in this technological world. Still relatively new on the Canadian music scene, I suspect we will be hearing a lot more from the Edmonton rockers as Electric Religious grows its congregation.”
“I have to say I am extremely impressed with the eclectic nature of your music. I would rate it right up there with anything coming from Indigenous.”
Management: Olivia Street, Crystal Baby Music. crystalbabymusic [at] gmail.com
Publicity: Paul Brooks, Take Aim. paul [ at] takeaimmedia.com
Radio tracking: With a Bullet
Distribution: Red Music Rising / Warner Music Canada