Riiver Brukes is a Scottish born, Montreal based singer-songwriter renowned for her gritty, soulful voice; evocative and thought provoking lyrics; and genre bending alt-indie rock. Crafting intimate stories that weave raw hooks with introspective depth drawn from jazz, blues, and beyond, she creates music that resonates on a profoundly human level.
It happened years ago on a late-night bus ride, the faint smell of a chugging diesel engine, the chill of empty vinyl seats and buildings slipping by row after row - yellow squares bright against the blanketed blackness of a heavy winter’s night.
The vision of people warm inside: some laughing, some fighting, some just quietly enduring. From the outside looking in, it all seemed eerily similar…yet each one its own hidden world of stories, dreams, and silent struggles. In that solitary moment and watching everything flash by, the foundation was set for what would eventually become the profoundly introspective slow burn of Riiver Bruke’s song, ‘Little Boxes’.
Song available on all major digital platforms. Link to music video will be posted 10am, Thursday 26th, 2026.
Thank you to our great Friends at Metal Pedia and all of their awesome listeners for this amazing award! This means so much to all of us and has further inspired us to keep pushing forward. Thank you!
We're very grateful to The Music God and his amazing listeners for including Riiver's album 'Deja Vu' in this incredible list of notable and talented artists! 'Deja Vu' shines bright at #8. Thank you!
Album 'Reformed Soul' snagged the #5 spot on The Music God's list of Top 25 Rock Albums of 2021! Listed amongst icons such as Nancy Wilson, Alice Cooper and Billy Gibbons. A big 'thank you' to The Music God and all his fabulous listeners.