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Serena Ryder — Is It O.K

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) November 19, 2008 2:47 pm
Is It O.K came to life in Los Angeles and New York, but Toronto's country darling managed to keep her album's appearance decidedly north-of-the-border. A picture on the interior presents Ryder in the midst of enraptured dance in the Big Smoke's Dakota Tavern. Ryder's music would certainly fit well in that driftwood-walled joint, since her fourth...
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Serena Ryder — If Your Memory Serves You Well

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By Shannon Whibbs (CHARTattack) November 14, 2006 9:48 pm
Serena Ryder easily possesses one of the five best voices in Canadian music right now. It's just taken her some time to grow into it. Her rich, throaty, powerful tones seemed incongruous in her teens. Now, in her twenties, she's truly fulfilling her promise. This creative collection of uniquely interpreted covers showcases not only her vocal range...
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Serena Ryder — Unlikely Emergency

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By Caitlin Hotchkiss (CHARTattack) June 22, 2004 3:18 pm
Released through Hawksley Workman's label, the debut album from Serena Ryder arrives full of promise. She scores well in the songwriting category — lines like "am I something more than just fate's plaything?" give good hits of metaphoric meaning — but the singing stumbles. When she sings in a lower tone (such as in "Again By You...
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City Sonic: Serena Ryder At The Dakota Tavern

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By CHARTattack Staff October 23, 2009 3:56 pm
City Sonic is a cross-platform series of 24 short documentaries in which Toronto artists discuss the venues where they started their careers. In this episode, Serena Ryder talks about the isolation she felt when she moved to Toronto from Peterborough, Ont., playing shows at The Communist's Daughter and eventually moving on to The Dakota Tavern....
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Serena Ryder Set For O.K. Tour

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By CHARTattack Staff January 14, 2009 3:31 pm
Toronto singer/songwriter Serena Ryder will launch a Canadian tour in support of Is It O.K in March after she completes a series of American dates. Is It O.K was released in Canada by EMI Music Canada late last year and is nearing the 40,000 sales mark. "All For Love," which was featured in the television show Private Practice in...
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Serena Ryder's Cosmic Revelation

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By Phil Villeneuve (CHARTattack) November 12, 2008 12:16 pm
Many Canadian music fans know who Serena Ryder is. She won a best new artist Juno Award and has a voice like no other. She's a sturdy mix of Janis Joplin, Tina Turner and Buffy Sainte-Marie with a guitar and a broken heart. Ryder writes her own music (with the exception of her 2006 covers album, If Your Memory Serves You Well) and loves...
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Ryder Learns From Herself

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By Phil Villeneuve (CHARTattack) November 3, 2008 4:44 pm
Listening to Serena Ryder's new album, Is It O.K, is like taking a steep stairway up into her brain through her ears and then walking all the way back down to her heart. It's a deeply personal album where listeners learn a lot about Ryder's break-ups, make-ups, anger management, love fumblings and questions, with a couple of "You Oughta Know...
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Pumping: Serena Ryder - Is It O.K.

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By The Stereo (CHARTattack) October 1, 2008 10:46 am
Has anyone else noticed that Serena Ryder basically looks like Cat Power without the dimple these days? Not that her music bears much resemblance to Chan's. Serena's throaty wail would make poor Ms. Marshall well up with tears out of fear, then run off to hide in some corner.
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Serena Ryder Asks, "Is It O.K?"

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 29, 2008 3:09 pm
Juno Award-winning singer/songwriter Serena Ryder's third album, Is It O.K, will be released on Nov. 11 through EMI Music Canada. The album, which will be released in the U.S. through Atlantic next year, was produced by John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer). It was recorded at Village Recording Studios in Santa Monica, Calif., which is...
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2008 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival

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Serena Ryder Takes Off On Another Musical Journey

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By Shannon Webb-Campbell (CHARTattack) January 29, 2007 6:00 pm
Peterborough, Ont.'s Serena Ryder surrenders to nostalgia with her If Your Memory Serves You Well debut full-length album, which pays homage to Canada's rich landscape of musicians with a collection of covers compiled to form her own tower of song. Ryder's three-octave throaty powerhouse voice revamps Leonard Cohen's "Sisters Of Mercy,...
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On The Road Again: Serena Ryder, Lily Frost And The Matadors

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By CHARTattack Staff January 24, 2007 5:30 pm
Toronto singer/songwriter Serena Ryder has already toured Australia eight times in her young career, but she's about to get a big taste of her homeland as she crosses the country in support of her If Your Memory Serves You Well album, which features three original songs and a wide variety of covers. You can sample her wares here: Jan. 25...
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