For this episode I interview Lyn Heinemann of the band “So Faint”, in advance of their show kicking off their album release tour, Tuesday Oct 20th, here in Guelph at Sonic Hall. This is a bit of a super duo, combining the artistry of Lyn - an artist based in BC, and Ontario artist Hannah Georgas. Hannah is a fairly known name at this point, for her own music as well as her recent contributions to Broken Social Scene. Lyn is returning to music after more than a decade of space from the industry, having shifted to a career in Occupational Therapy/health care after the birth of her children. She is a beloved name in BC indie rock from way back, and her return is very exciting. We talk about her life in the years between, what led to her and Hannah teaming up for this project, and about our respective relationships with music and parenting. It was a wonderful conversation that made me even more excited for their show in Guelph. Depending on where and when you’re seeing this, you can still catch them on the final date of this tour, in Vancouver on November 6th at “Fox Cabaret” Photo credit Sean Sroka In case you want to know more, here is So Faint’s bio: So Faint is the collaborative project of Lyn Heinemann and Hannah Georgas, born from a chance encounter in a Vancouver recording studio and shaped by a decade-long friendship. After years on separate paths, with Lyn stepping away from bands, but still writing music for herself and Hannah building an acclaimed international music career that has recently seen her join Broken Social Scene for their latest LP Remember The Humans, the two reunited in 2023 to create the music they’d been quietly missing. So Faint’s self-titled debut lands with the kind of quiet confidence that makes its charms feel inevitable. The melodies are sticky in an unflashy, hard-to-engineer way, unfurling gently before looping back in your mind hours later. There’s a coziness to these songs, but it’s paired with a sense of discovery: crunchy guitar hooks and bright melodic turns slip into subtly shifting time signatures, nudging the arrangements just far enough off-center to keep things alive. It’s music that clearly understands pop structure, but treats it less like a blueprint and more like a suggestion. The record’s real momentum comes from the push and pull between its two songwriters, Hannah Georgas and Lyn Heinemann. Their sensibilities orbit the same melodic gravity while arriving from different trajectories, and the tension between those approaches gives the album its shape. You can hear the seriousness with which both approach songwriting, not in any heavy-handed way, but in the careful balance of instinct and restraint that lets these songs feel both effortless and meticulously built. This interview was originally recorded on October 16th, 2026 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bridgingthesocialdistance.substack.com
