Joel Plaskett is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist whose music brings together the energetic melodies and hooks of power pop, the muscle of hard rock, and more intimate singer/songwriter fare. A one-time member of the '90s indie rock bands Thrush Hermit and Neuseiland, he embarked on a solo career in 1999. His third solo release, the three-part set Three, was issued in 2009 and won a Juno Award for Best Adult Alternative Album in addition to being nominated for a Polaris Music Prize. An even more ambitious sixth solo album, 2020's 44, comprised 44 tracks on four LPs. ~ Mark Deming