Grouper is the solo project of American musician and producer Liz Harris, based on the Oregon coast. Since 2005 she has released over a dozen albums - on her own YELLOWELECTRIC imprint and on Kranky - blending hushed guitar, Wurlitzer keys and heavily reverbed vocals into a sound that sits somewhere between ambient and psychedelic folk. Her 2008 album Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill is widely regarded as a landmark of the genre, and her 2021 record Shade landed at number two on the Washington Post's year-end list.
Grouper announced a September-November 2026 North American and international tour, with each show accompanied by filmmaker Dicky Bahto's new film Shadow on a marble tablet.
The Toronto date at The Concert Hall sold out shortly after tickets went on sale on April 24, 2026.
Grouper's September 2026 tour marks her return to several cities she has not played in years, including Chicago, Kingston NY, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.
Grouper's twelfth album Shade, collecting recordings from 2006-2021, was released on Kranky on October 22, 2021, and ranked #2 on the Washington Post's best albums of the year.
