I first heard JP Hoe’s music on myspace.com and loved his voice right from the get-go. JP is based in Manitoba, Canada. Manitoba Music did a nice write-up on him here. which has several of his music videos at the page. His official website is here.

I bought his debut, self-published, “The Dear John Letters” (2008) and listened to it a lot when first purchased. It’s been sitting in the CD cabinet for awhile but this morning I pulled it out to color to. (Binge-watched Shameless S9 last night – L loan! and so did my coloring this morning.)

There is a hook to JP’s voice that will draw you in. His lyrics, arrangements, melodies, and ambience is uplifting even on the darker subject matters. “The Dear John Letters” are, you guessed it, all about relationships. I wasn’t able to find a lyrics page for the featured song today, “Safe and Sound,” but JP’s voice is clear enough that you should be able to understand what he’s singing.