True Mountain Laurel: Angel So Bad [BIRTHDAY CAKE]

Why you'll love it

The first full-length from True Mountain Laurel, the duo of Vancouver songwriters Haley Blais and Sam Lynch. Eight songs, with "Angel So Bad" and "Holy Hell" both getting official videos.

This edition

• Debut LP
• Eight tracks across two sides, from "Angel So Bad" to "The Trial"

About the album

True Mountain Laurel is what happens when two of Vancouver's best songwriters decide to share a microphone. Haley Blais, whose solo records mix confessional lyrics with nostalgic pop, and Sam Lynch, a folk songwriter with a soft spot for close harmony, started writing together and found they made a sound neither of them could make alone.

Angel So Bad is warm and a little bit country, with the two voices weaving around each other on "Angel So Bad", "Holy Hell" and "East Of Anything", and a playful streak on "I Love You, Nicole". It closes with "The Trial", which is as dramatic as the title suggests. A west coast supergroup with a name like a hiking trail; we're happy to follow it anywhere.

Tracklist

Listen

Out September 11, 2026 on Birthday Cake (cat# BDAY160).