Cassia Hardy is a loudish songwriter from amiskwacîy-waskahikan, Treaty 6. She has toured and performed at festivals and clubs from Dawson City to St. Johns.
In Relation (Mint Records, 2025), draws from 90s queercore cassettes, 70s AM hits, and modern electronic textures. Upon release, the album peaked at #8 nationwide on Earshot’s campus & community radio charts, and became 2025’s most played on CJSR. Additionally, in 2026, the album was nominated for the inaugural Meridian Prize, “an annual award recognizing an album of exceptional artistic achievement from Western and Northern Canada.”
Her newest single, Deviant b/w Heat Wave (Mint Records, 2026), debut’s Cassia’s live band on digital tape, with saturated power pop hooks encircling leatherdyke daydream lyrics.