Author of the article: Tom Murray Publishing date: Apr 28, 2021 • April 28, 2021 • 4 minute read • Soul singer and songwriter Ann Vriend on her front porch in McCauley, which she used to stage 26 neighbourhood concerts last year. Photo by Ed Kaiser /Postmedia Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content When Ann Vriend penned her latest single three years ago she didn’t realize how much it would resonate today. “It’s so eerie,” the local singer-songwriter says about the funky, gospel-drenched Everybody Matters, released in late March as the first offering from the album of the same name. “When I came up with it I was thinking about my neighbourhood, McCauley, and the people in it who experience injustices and bias on a regular basis. Now, especially with the pandemic, we’re seeing all of these things brought to the forefront of people’s attention worldwide.”