THE VANRAYS

It's a Motown beat down in a shark skin suit. 

It's wailing like its gospel while they're laying in the boots. 

It's a curb stomping rhythm on the corner of control. 

It's a nod in the direction, when all the shoes had leather souls. 

And to when those shoes were twisting, to Otis and to James.  

And so now do, The Vanrays too, we are here to do the same.

#EastVanSoul

Crunchy hooks & grooves full of Soul & Joy & Rage & Redemption. Grizzled music vets cleaned up to meet your parents. Kinda.

Formed in East Vancouver, Canada in 2016 by veteran musicians with a shared love of Soul and  R&B classics, The Vanrays have put their own EastVan stamp on the genre. They keep venues packed thanks to energetic and gritty performances with soulful vocals, deep grooves, punchy horns and memorable melodies.  

Members of The Vanrays have played in Swank, Polly, The Beladeans, and Circus in Flames. Wherever they play, The Vanrays fill dance floors leaving happy fans in their wake.

The Vanrays' LP PUT IT OUT was released in 2023 and their latest EP HEY! ALRIGHT NOW came out in 2024.
They're preparing to return to the studio to record new music soon!