Artist Spotlight: Retrofit
Hailing from the valley comes the psychedelic folk rock 7 piece Retrofit. Being outside the city chaos is the fuel for the relaxed melancholic sound that they bring. Though they still do like to rock hard & rock hard they will.
How would you describe your sound to someone who's never heard you before?
The sound is Psychedelic folk rock. It’s all the melancholy & warm qualities of the 70’s. Think back to seeing the Midnight Special on your grandparents TV. That’s where you’d see us if it was 1974 but it’s 2026 so you can see us now. Isn’t that great?
What's next for Retrofit? Any plans for new music on the horizon?
We’re about to go on a 2 week tour across Canada in promotion for our new live album & movie “Up On The Roof” coming out July 11th. We’re more than likely going to get back into the studio & record another album once we’re back home too. Physical releases for the new record will be on DVD, VHS, 8 Track, Cassette & CD done all in house by us at Studio 5th. We’re hoping in the new year to cross the pond to the UK. It’s been a long awaited goal of ours to do so & would be a big achievement on our end.
If Retrofit could open for any artist, any time period whether active or not, who would it be?
It would have been an honour to open for the Tragically Hip or Thin Lizzy.
Artist Shoutout! Who are you currently listening to?
We’re currently listening to 92.9 KISM rock a non stop block of classic rock & in the morning on the way to work we let Willy at 101.1 get the day started. Thanks Willy!