While growing up in Smithers, British Columbia, Theresa Anne Bromley developed a strong connection to the Telkwa High Road, a place where she spent countless hours dreaming of how she would create a life outside of her small community, and coming up with ideas for the songs that would eventually make that happen.
 

In 2023, she released her first music as Pony Gold, the EP Take Me Somewhere, which propelled her onto the national stage with its blend of folk, soul, bluegrass and alt-country. Pony Gold is now set to return with High Road Reverie, an 11-song collection that pays tribute to those formative years on the Telkwa High Road, and all the heartbreak and hope it now symbolizes for Bromley.
 

High Road Reverie is out now on Bandcamp and all digital platforms.
 

Produced by Leeroy Stagger and featuring backing by members of City & Colour, fiddler Kendel Carson, and Bromley’s husband Matt on slide guitar, High Road Reverie formally establishes Pony Gold as an important new voice on the Canadian roots music scene, following in the footsteps of Kathleen Edwards, Neko Case and Feist.
 

“This record reflects both continuity and growth—tying together past and present, and setting the stage for what’s next,” Bromley says. “The album tells my story through raw, honest songwriting, touching on addiction, grief, an adverse small town upbringing, a father imprisoned, the unconditional love of a horse, and the resilience that comes with recovery.”
 

Many of those themes have already been shared in the singles “Big In The City,” “Impossible Dream,” “Little Horse” and the latest, "Wait For Me," all of them representing a chapter in the album’s overall coming-of-age story. And if that’s not evident from the song titles alone, one listen to Bromley’s lyrics is enough to visualize the haunting picture she paints of people leaving everything behind only to find that the path they’ve chosen is longer and messier than expected.
 

It is this type of storytelling, blended with top-notch musicianship, which gives High Road Reverie a place alongside some of the finest alt-country albums in recent memory. Although Bromley may still view her vocation as a never-ending dream, as Pony Gold it is quickly becoming a reality, and one she wants to share with others who have fought tooth and nail to build a life worth living.
 

She says, “I want these songs to meet people where they’re at, to be a beacon of light in the darkness and show them parts of themselves they didn’t know or were afraid to know, and ultimately understand they're not alone. We’re all a little fucked up in our own beautiful way.”