Born out of late-night harmonies, shared voice memos, and a long-standing friendship rooted in
mutual admiration, Haley Blais and Sam Lynch have formed the supergroup True Mountain
Laurel. Their debut collection of songs, Angel So Bad, is a tender, dust-swept exploration of all
the feelings that fall through the cracks. Equal parts folk reverie and country yearning, the
project pulls from their respective solo careers. Sam’s poetic introspection and Haley’s razor-
sharp lyrical intimacy blend into something softer, stranger, and wholly their own.
What began as casual writing sessions in between Sam and Haley’s respective tour cycles has
slowly transformed into a collaborative ritual: trading lines and melodies over coffee and
recording scrappy voice note demos at the end of the day. The songs emerged not from
pressure or plan but from a desire to make music the way they first fell in love with it — no
clocks, no ego, just two voices in a room.
Influenced by artists like Gillian Welch, Lucinda Williams, and early 2000s Canadian singer-
songwriters, the project is less about genre and more about feel. Acoustic guitars, brushed
drums, pedal steel, and the occasional jangly piano support lyrics that feel diaristic without being
confessional: capturing the ache of growing older, the strangeness of still wanting more, and the
joy of finding home in another person’s voice.
There’s a looseness to these songs that feels intentional. Where Sam’s solo work leans
cinematic and atmospheric, and Haley’s leans into the clever and orchestral, here they meet in
the middle: warm, minimal, and a little bit rough around the edges. Live, the project takes on an
even more intimate form without setlists or rigid arrangements. Just two friends singing the truth
as they feel it that night.
Haley and Sam’s combined fan bases, critical momentum, and industry support make Angel So
Bad a viable, marketable, and artistically rich body of work with strong touring and streaming
potential across Canada and internationally.
For Haley and Sam this is neither a rebrand nor a pivot. It’s a postcard from two artists returning
to the campfire that first called them to sing.