Pranatricks
Pronounced (Praaaaahhhhh-naaaaahhhh-tricks)...
Pranatricks

Pronounced (Praaaaahhhhh-naaaaahhhh-tricks)...

Indie, Psych, Folk artist, Pranatricks envelops his audience in a soundscape guided by an insatiable quest for truth. Combining sonic qualities of indie folk, stark psych and alternative rock, Pranatricks delivers traditional songwriting amongst instrumental loops creating a soundscape that pushes the boundaries of the indie singer songwriter genre into performance art awakening. Performing either solo or with his band Feather Shadow, Pranatricks' live show is now a full psychedelic ensemble delivering alternative states of euphoria. Recent notable performances include opening for Canadian indie darling Jennifer Castle and his appearance at Vancouver Psychfest have solidified his genre bending sound's appeal across audiences.

Pranatricks is an Indie-Psych-Folk artist and multi-instrumentalist/producer currently based in Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada. His debut album ‘Cherished’ released in January of 2023 garnered several accolades including 11 weeks of charting on Earshot and significant appearances on the National Top 50 including a #1 at CJSF 90.1fm the week of May 2nd, 2023. The music blog Indie Boulevard named ‘Cherished’, Best Album of 2022. In April of 2024 Pranatricks released his second album ‘Elements of’ and was featured by Exclaim! as a part of their New Faves for June 2024 and one of 8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear. Other notable press included an interview from Read Range and coverage from numerous music blogs including Last Day Deaf, York Calling, Indie for Bunnies, The Wild is Calling etc.

Having been active in the Canadian independent music scene since 2006 he continually shapes his outward expression through simple songwriting and instrumentation. In 2008 his band Fur Bearing Animals, an electro funk duo, released a ‘Self-Titled EP’ that sold over 1500 units and charted extensively on Earshot. The title track Ivy Harvey Shoes has over 100K streams worldwide and was featured on Departures, a Canadian Travel TV Show.

In November of 2025, Pranatricks released two long lost albums recorded (Doorsteps & Winds). The albums were recorded in a small garage and apartment in Vancouver, BC in 2010 and 2011 and reveal the foundations of Pranatricks’ sound. These recordings capture the inception of Pranatricks, layering raw psychedelic textures that transport listeners into dreamlike reflections.

In a prolific spree of releases Pranatricks is getting set to release his third and final album: Infiniteness, slated for release April 2, 2026 and was recently featured by Exclaim! as one of several most anticipated Canadian albums of 2026. In doing so, the artist attempts to convey an ethnography of his artistic development. Much of the music having been created over the past two decades and stored on several different hard drives, the final songs represent a deep dive into his yearning for expression, ultimately bringing the past forward to the present and beyond. The three albums form an accretive sequence in an attempt to convey his artistic vision from inception to present day. Like a triptych painting each image is unique yet when viewed in a wider context the images combine to create a deeper meaning. The album titles; Cherished, Elements of, Infiniteness lend the listener an important clue, both in songwriting and in production, progressively inviting the listener into his alternative, other worldly realm. His entire catalogue soon to be on display as a genre bending listen, stay tuned.