The Escape Society is all about feeling good and celebrating life. Combining vintage cool with contemporary ingenuity, the rocking band features veteran players Troy Huizinga, Scott Norris, Dean Watson and Jay Watts. Drawing inspiration from chart stalwarts like Foo Fighters, Queen, The Killers, Sparks and T. Rex, The Escape Society demand your attention and jump start your energy with honesty, catchy hooks and dance floor bangers. As lead singer Troy Huizinga sees it, “we’re here for a limited time on earth so let’s make it thrilling and fulfilling!”
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“Asteroids” is The Escape Society’s latest single, released on August 2, 2024.
“Shut Up and Drive” is a hard rock song about escaping, released on October 13, 2023.
“Pretty City” is a love song to Ottawa and all her summer music festivals, released on August 4, 2023.
The Escape Society’s debut single “Sweet Days” was released on June 2, 2023.
2024/03/11 2024 Ottawa Awards: WINNERS of Ottawa’s Song of the Year and Ottawa’s Music Video of the Year for “Shut Up and Drive”.
2024/01/05 FACES Magazine feature: “We've been having fun dreaming up ways to make small venues feel massive, and ways to make big venues feel personal and intimate.“
2023/07/11 The Ottawa Citizen article: “The new generation of Canadian rock is in the spotlight at Mooney’s Bay Beach on Saturday at the HOPE Volleyball Summerfest“
2023/07/10 Dawg and Gus Show podcast feature
2023/07/10 Audio Addiction interview
2023/06/10 Ego & Vice podcast feature
2023/06/08 Ottawa Life Magazine review: “Blending a sunny vibe with a lot of icy synth tones “Sweet Days” is an upbeat summer banger."
2023/06/02 Canadian Beats Media interview: “This long-anticipated collaboration of local award‑winning rock musicians has immediately captured significant interest throughout the community.”
“Big hooky epic power-pop! I’m gonna buy a convertible just so I can drive around and sing this with the top down!”
“Elegant, catchy AF power-pop dressed entirely in white. What’s not to love?”
“Top song, righteous performance and excellent, thrilling production.”
“This right here is a summer song as sweet as a Jumbo freezie and it’ll make you dance like you ate one too fast.”
“If Sweet Days is The Escape Society’s first single, get ready to collect your melted faces in your dancing shoes once the album drops! A summer banger of the highest order!”
“Sweet Days is the perfect summer anthem that’s heavy on melody and leans into 90s nostalgia songwriting.”
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