James Tonic is a Montréal-born, New York-based dream pop artist, who over the course of seven albums firmly established a sound built on analog synths, live drums and unflinching lyrics. 2024’s Stuck in LA, an album inspired by the West Coast wound up being a breakthrough album for the Canadian-born artist: the album helped hi establish a fanbase, the old-fashioned way while selling out during the tour. 

Last year’s Safety, the first part of a planned dream pop trilogy was a nine-song effort that thematically touched on emotional survival. The second part of the trilogy, Safety II was released earlier this year, and featured a darker, more cinematic take on dream pop paired with sharper, edgier lyricism. Thematically, Safety II covers being wide open, fighting back quietly and spotting clear bits when everything seems hopelessly jumbled. Safety II includes “At The Time In New York,” and “Who’s Going Down.”

His latest single “Wherever You Are” is the first of four singles planed to be released weekly through October 1, 2026. Featuring atmospheric and twinkling synths, a supple R&B-styled bass line and driving rhythm beneath the Montréal-born, New York-based artist’s yearning falsetto, “Wherever You Are” is a seamless blend of Quiet Storm, alt pop and synth pop that showcases Tonic’s ability to pair catchy hooks with earnest lyricism. Tonic explains that the song is about the version of a relationship that never happened — and one level it’s one-part delusional and desperate hope, one-part wistful thinking, and one-part revisionist history. I

The Montréal-born, New York-based artist will be supporting both Safety and Safety II with a winter North American tour that will include a December 10, 2026 NYC show at the Sheen Center/Loreto Theater. For the rest of the tour dates, tickets and more, check out the following link: https://drummer.com/safety-tour