Square Wild aren’t your usual prog band. In 2022, they were voted best unsigned band in this magazine’s annual readers’ poll, and frontwoman Lucy Shevchuk even made the top 10 female vocalists list.
“Jerry [Ewing, editor] messaged me himself with the news,” Shevchuk remembers. “I paused for a second and then just burst into tears. I think that was the best moment I’ve had in the band so far.”
These admirable accolades have been earned by Strange Wild’s “huge mixing pot” of musical influences with a massive dose of fun. From jazz to punk, rock to reggae, Shevchuk explains that the band
