Chris Velan

Chris Velan Announces New Album 'Songs About Songs,' Shares Lead Single

PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2023

Chris Velan has new music on the way. The Montreal-based musician has announced that his eighth studio album, Songs About Songs, will arriv...

Chris Velan

Amateur Hour

PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2018

Chris Velan began writing Amateur Hour as a way to explore the complicated emotions that go into (and come out of) relationships. What he e...

Chris Velan

Glow

PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2016

On his sixth studio album, Chris Velan combines pieces of his varied sonic inspirations — singer-songwriters, West African guitar-pop, '80s...

Chris Velan

"Hang on Tightly" (video)

PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2013

If you go hiking through the wilderness, be sure to bring a sturdy pair of shoes. Montreal singer-songwriter Chris Velan apparently paid th...

Chris Velan

The Long Goodbye

PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2013

It's been almost ten years since the release of It's Not What You Think, the debut disc from Montreal troubadour Chris Velan. His potential...

Chris Velan

It's Not What You Think

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2004

On his eight-song solo debut, Montreal songsmith Chris Velan offers a mélange of acoustic musical styles. It’s Not What You Think features...