"a tense and bespoke mixture of swampy electronics, strings, and vocals that flash with a bold volcanic brilliance." - The FADER Born in Calgary, FOONYAP started violin when she was 4. Embedded in classical music, Catholicism and Chinese culture, FOONYAP struggled with conformity, alongside a need for acceptance. When she reached her breaking point, FOONYAP grasped her past with new intentions, playing in Woodpigeon and her own FOONYAP and The Roar. Her latest album confronts her heritage in a "...stunning, stirring, naked, haunting, tortured and resounding artistic statement." (Calgary Herald). Incorporating her Chinese roots in an unique blend of folk and electronic, each song captures various components of her past and present realities, be it through dark soundscapes that mirror anxious longing, or powerful rifts that reflect painful life transitions.