Dream pop from Montreal and New York. The Safety albums staged as a dream pop musical, touring North America November 2026 through February 2027.
Seven studio albums in. Two records into the Safety series. Still independent, still building.
James Tonic is a dream pop artist raised in Montreal and based in New York, whose music lives where cinematic atmosphere meets honest songwriting. Built on live drums, analog synths, and vocals that don't flinch, his catalog has crossed 23.4M+ streams across 219 countries, with over 450 million views across social media, entirely without a major label.
The Safety series is his most deliberate work. Safety (2025) arrived with a 60% Spotify save rate and 20,000 first week sales, building a fanbase that streams like they mean it. Safety II followed in January 2026 and crossed 2.2M combined streams within five months. This winter the Safety albums go on the road as a dream pop musical, a staged North American tour with a live band running from November 2026 through February 2027.
Before Safety, James built his live reputation with Stuck in LA (2024) and its sold out West Coast tour. He treats each project as a complete body of work, sequenced, intentional, and built to last past the algorithm.
A new full length album arrives at the end of 2026, timed with the Safety dream pop musical. Tour tickets are on sale now.
- Playlist Curators, who know where dream pop is headed
- Booking Agents, theater scale rooms available November 2026 through February 2027
- Sync Supervisors, cinematic catalog, emotionally specific, cleared
- Radio Programmers, 60% Spotify save rate, broad appeal, plays in any market
- Press & Media, two albums in five months, a tour confirmed, a story that doesn't need spin
Two albums released within two months of each other. 2.2M combined streams inside five months. A North American tour announced, the Safety albums staged as a dream pop musical. James Tonic is in the middle of his most active release cycle, not at the start of it.
Safety II dropped January 28, 2026. The Safety albums run across North America as a dream pop musical from November 2026 through February 2027, seated theaters with a live band and dancers. The window for meaningful collaboration is open. Tour Page →
Comparable artists: Cigarettes After Sex, Lana Del Rey, The 1975, Tame Impala.
- 23.4M+ total catalog streams
- 450M+ views across social media
- 2.2M+ streams across Safety I & II combined (5 months)
- 60% Spotify save rate on Safety
- 20,000 first week sales on Safety
- 936+ playlist placements
- 219 countries reached
- Sold out West Coast tour (2024)
Two albums, five months apart, built in the same sonic world. Safety came out November 2025 with a 60% save rate and 20,000 first week sales. Safety II followed January 2026. Together they've crossed 2.2M streams without a single paid placement.
936+ playlist placements. Radio across multiple countries. Press from Rolling Stone en Español on down. The dream pop musical, seated theaters, dancers, full production, runs November 2026 through February 2027. The machine is already moving.