Selci Is a Canadian Cannabis Hero
"It is shocking to me that it was illegal to begin with"
Published Apr 23, 2021
Hailing from Calgary, Selci makes dreamy alt-pop with an undercurrent of club-ready electronic music. EPs like 2020's
A Soft Place and 2018's
Effervescence place her R&B-tinged croons atop washes of etherial synths, rat-a-tatting hip-hop hi-hats and thumping bass.
Although cannabis used to play a key role in her music-making process, she now find that high-THC weed heightens her anxiety. That's why she's switched to CBD strains, sometimes mixed with tobacco. Ahead of her debut full-length,
Fallen Woman (due out this fall), we caught up with Selci to learn why she's embracing bongs, what she looks for in a cannabis store, and why her dad can't get mad at her for being a stoner.