John Metza
FR

Debut album · August 5, 2026

Somewhere in the North Country

Ten songs drawn from lived experience, memories and hardships, carried by a voice at the meeting point of folk, country and Americana.
10 tracks · Approximately 38 minutes · Nikamo Productions
Cover of Somewhere in the North Country by John Metza

Cover photograph by Samantha Pepin

Design by Elise Cayzac aka Funky.B

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The album moves through folk, country, Americana and western influences. Acoustic and electric guitars, violin, harmonica, accordion, mandolin, upright bass and lap steel give each song its own space. Some remain sparse and intimate; others take on darker, cinematic or distinctly western tones.

Drawn from lived experience, loved ones, hardships and questions that sometimes remain unanswered, Somewhere in the North Country captures a chapter of John's life and marks the culmination of a long road to the music.

Tracklist

  1. 01Camelia
  2. 02Sinner
  3. 03The Man On The Mountain
  4. 04The Edge Of The World
  5. 05I’ve Been Busy
  6. 06The Sailor
  7. 07Cries Of War
  8. 08A Word With God
  9. 09Will You
  10. 10The Wooden Cabin

Key collaborators

Produced and arranged by François Lalonde, with executive production by Samian / Nikamo Productions.

Yves Desrosiers · Mario Légaré · Marie-Soleil Bélanger · Gabriel Dugourd · Julie Rousseau

Music and lyrics by John Metza. Recorded and mixed by François Lalonde at Studio Chez Frank. Mastered by Guy Hébert at Concrete Mastering.

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Camelia →Cries of War, Live at Place des Festivals →