New Music Revue: Sarah MacDougall’s Grand Canyon showcases her unique sound well

Arts March 18, 2015

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Sarah MacDougall
Grand Canyon
(Independent)
4/5

Even with Sarah MacDougall’s strong Swedish roots, she showcases some convincing Canadian pride in her song “Sparrowhead.” Let’s just say it would be dangerous if everyone drank when she sang “Manitoba,” like the popular drinking game to the song “Roxanne” by The Police.

Originally from Malmoe, Sweden and now residing in Whitehorse, Grand Canyon is MacDougall’s third album and it showcases her unique sound.

She’s a mixture of folk, indie, easy listening, and pop. I was initially thrown off by her unique sound and, to be honest, I didn’t like it at first.

As an attempt to solidify my view, I listened to MacDougall’s songs a couple more times and, well, it backfired. Soon enough, I was singing the lyrics to her single, “I Want to See the Light,” out in public.

The song got stuck in my head like an annoying Miley Cyrus song, but at least I actually have respect for MacDougall.