Artist Portfolio
I have been playing music and writing songs for as long as I can remember. The recorded work below spans from 2007 until the present day, starting with my most recent projects.
CIVIC TV
CIVIC TV provides an escape route from the haunted house that has been our reality as we narrowly evade the end times.
On his debut album as CIVIC TV, Sostomi empathizes with listeners about their shared experiences of alienation, offering fleeting moments of solace amidst ever-looming turmoil and turbulence.
“BLACK MOON is the debut album by CIVIC TV, the brainchild of Toronto songwriter Lowell Sostomi. The record was self-produced largely at his home studio during the lockdown and succinctly captures the claustrophobic tone of our post-apocalyptic era. These ten songs oscillate between tension and euphoria, invoking all-too-familiar feelings of isolation and confusion, with an intimate atmosphere that is simultaneously high-res and lo-fi.
Sostomi weaves together disparate threads to form something recognizable yet uncanny, blending the darker moments from the last four decades of pop songwriting with distinctly modern perspectives and production values - none more apparent than on singles “Anatomy Of Boredom” and “Positive Affirmation,” which recall Tears For Fears or Violator-era Depeche Mode by way of late-period Nirvana and Soundgarden. CIVIC TV offers fleeting moments of solace amidst ever-looming turmoil and turbulence, providing an escape route from the haunted house that has been our reality as we narrowly evade the end times.”
Only Yours
Lead by acclaimed songwriter, Lowell Sostomi, Only Yours is a Toronto-based Indie project immersing the listener in high energy, driving choruses, and epic, emotionally charged ballads.
Great Bloomers
"SPEAK OF TROUBLE highlights the abilities of Lowell Sostomi as singer/songwriter and brings together a talented band of musicians with amazing dexterity, loads of energy, and very original arrangements. I’m impressed." - GORDON LIGHTFOOT