Faded Gloryville

Toronto's Lindi Ortega is a country outlier in a city better known for indie rock. She toured as a back-up singer for Brandon Flowers and eventually signed with Last Gang Records, releasing solo albums to a slow-growing audience. Her latest, Faded Gloryville, may be her biggest yet. These songs highlight her innate ability to peel back the layers of country convention and find weird new emotions underneath.

Toronto's Lindi Ortega is a country outlier in a city better known for indie rock. She toured as a back-up singer for Brandon Flowers and eventually signed with Last Gang Records, releasing solo albums to a slow-growing audience. Her latest, Faded Gloryville, may be her biggest yet. These songs highlight her innate ability to peel back the layers of country convention and find weird new emotions underneath.

Nashville-based, Toronto-bred singer-songwriter Lindi Ortega is hardly a typical country artist. Her music draws from a deeper well than man...

Nashville-based, Toronto-bred singer-songwriter Lindi Ortega is hardly a typical country artist. Her music draws from a deeper well than man...

Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, Tom Waits and Elvis are the forebears of this slice of mid-20th-century country from the Nashville-based singer

Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, Tom Waits and Elvis are the forebears of this slice of mid-20th-century country from the Nashville-based singer