Connor McGuire

“Connor McGuire’s songs take a road traveled by the likes of Mason Jennings and Jason Collett... His lyrical couplets follow ideas to their full conclusion (see “The End of the Line”), blending axioms and blunt moments into a seamless earnestness.” - Synthesis Magazine “Connor's restless energy and perfectionism ear-mark him, to my mind, as one of those talents to watch for on the Canadian music scene.” - Alex Browne - The Peace Arch News “By the next record, McGuire likely will have changed again, but for now this is remarkably confident and sure.” - Tom Harrison - The Vancouver Province CONNOR McGUIRE is passionate/pissed off, positive/perplexed, political/pacifist all key traits we look for in a troubadour. This is the beginning of something real & great. - Dave Chesney - The White Rock Sun January, 2008 Blink and you might miss Connor McGuire. At 20 years old, Connor already has been through rock, punk and hip hop phases, either leading his own band or being a sideman, as a multi-instrumentalist or as a singer. Fortunately, he paused long enough to record his first album, yet Different After Dawn shows another side of him, another... more...