For Makenzi McManus, music has always been connected to feeling. Not the polished, distant version of feeling artists are often told to package neatly, but the kind that arrives loudly, honestly, and without apology. Based in North Vancouver after growing up in Chilliwack, Makenzi describes her sound as whimsical and romantic, shaped by ethereal cinematic soundscapes, poetic storytelling, and a deep sense of yearning. Her creative world lives somewhere between pastel colour,