GHOSTWOMAN – Hindsight is 50/50 (2023)

The brainchild of Alberta native Evan John Uschenko, Canada's Ghost Woman employ a hypnotic blend of dusty garage rock, psych-blasted punk, and jangly, lo-fi indie pop. Emerging in 2016, the band issued their self-titled debut in 2022, followed by Anne, If in 2023.

Uschenko started as a touring multi-instrumentalist with Edmonton-based indie rocker Michael Rault. Sharing stages with Jacco Gardner, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, and the Mild High Club helped shape Ghost Woman's sound, which is also informed by envelope-pushing artists like Can, Beak, Jefferson Airplane, the Byrds, and the Firesign Theatre. Debuting in 2021 with the three-track EP Lost Echo's, Ghost Woman inked a deal with London indie label Full Time Hobby ahead of the release of their eponymous debut long-player in 2022. The singles "Broke" and "The End of a Gun" arrived later that year and appeared on the group's sophomore long-player, Anne, If. Released in 2023, the majority of the hazy and elemental LP was recorded on Uschenko's Tascam 388 tape recorder. In 2025, Uschenko collaborated with Belgian drummer Ille van Dessel on Welcome to the Civilized World, a record shaped over two years through long-distance work. Steeped in discordant psych-Americana, the album explores themes of loss and existential unease through a hazy, analog-driven lens. ~ James Christopher Monger