Vivek Shraya

Keys & Machines is Vivek Shraya's brattier, boomier, bassier follow-up to 2007's If We're Not Talking, reuniting the Toronto synth pop artist with producer Meghan Toohey (Weepies, Lenka, Rachael Cantu) for nine new songs inspired by late-night Paris clubs and the broken spaces in relationships.

After three singer/songwriter albums in the early '00s, Vivek hung up his acoustic guitar and started setting his powerful vocals, incisive lyrics, and tight pop hooks against synths and beats instead. He's toured across North America, showcased at NXNE and CMW, and appeared with Tegan and Sara, Dragonette, and Melanie C. He was recently featured on Degrassi and ABC's Private Practice.

God Loves Hair, his first collection of short stories, was released this spring. Keys & Machines is available now.

Press: Kit | Photo

31 August 2010 | Toronto f

God Loves Hair reading | Bent Words
The Art Bar (Gladstone Hotel) | 7 pm

26 September 2010 | Toronto

God Loves Hair reading | Word on the Street
Great Books Marquee, Queen‘s Park | 4:30 pm

30 September 2010 | Toronto

Buddies In Bad Times Theatre | 9 pm

5 October 2010 | Toronto

God Loves Hair reading | Brockton Writers' Series
Zoots Cafe | 7 pm

24 October 2010 | Toronto

God Loves Hair reading | CANZINE Zine Fair
The Great Hall | 1 pm–7 pm

Keys & Machines

Keys & Machines cover

If We're Not Talking (single)

IWNT single cover

If We're Not Talking

IWNT cover

A Composite of Straight Lines

ACOSL cover

Samsara: The Sketches

Samsara cover

THROAT EP

THROAT cover

"Electro-pop-perfect..."

"In/Out" featured on August Episode of Hype Machine Radio Show!

Watch/hear "Fevered" on Degrassi (5:07 onward)!

FEVERED on DEGRASSI

FEVERED (from If We’re Not Talking) will be featured on tonight’s episode of DEGRASSI! MuchMusic (CAN) & TeenNick (US), 9ET!

nomadic injections

My brother’s second record is now out on iTunes. Check it out!

PS This little gem we recorded live in June is on it too!