Drawing from an elegant mid-century aesthetic similar to his prior projects Marker Starling and Mantler, but with a more dramatic, orchestral flair, Cici Arthur is a trio helmed by Canadian songwriter Chris A. Cummings. Featuring a 30-piece chamber orchestra, the project's melancholy full-length debut, 2025's Way Through, was prompted by Cummings losing his day job of 20 years.
A crooner/songwriter formerly of the soft rock-influenced outfit Marker Starling, and before that the indie soul-leaning Mantler, Chris A. Cummings has been making music out of Toronto since the late 1...