Emotional, heartfelt and eclectic: Norine Braun in 3 words. A Vancouver based singer-songwriter Braun is an award winning artist including a 2018 Western Canadian Music Award Nominee, Banff Centre Musician in Residence, Canada Council For the Arts Award, Los Angeles Music Awards, Artists For Literacy Winner. Braun released her 11th full- length contemporary roots rock album Through Train Windows to rave reviews. “Inspired by her 2018 cross-Canada trip as artist-on-board the Riding the Rails tour with partner Alice Fraser, Braun offers up a set of literate and atmospheric folk songs. . “Exhale is a stand out track that trips along at 6/8 time, driven by a kinetic rhythm guitar line and a walking bass, with her ethereal vocals above the mix.” Anya M Wassenberg
“Exhale” merges pop, rock, and blues into a radiant tune with a prog-rock-like feel. The rounded, topping tones of the bass line infuse the music with plumpness, as the compact snap of the snare accompanies a shushing high-hat. Layered sonic textures shimmer with nuanced colors, as Braun’s rich voice soars overhead. – Tatto.com
Braun has really great phrasing, smoothly rolling over her varied material.” Stuart Derdeyn The Vancouver Sun. “Through Train Windows is a distinctly Canadian musical mosaic that will send the listener on a journey they will want to take again and again.” UK’s largest Folk Publication Folk Radio, “Braun injects a breezy, bluesy cool into the realm of folk narration.” Frahm ForFolkssake.com “it’s a mesmerizing album and a trip that everyone should take.” Jamie Parmenter Vinylchapter
