In 2025, Vancouver based singer-songwriter and actor Evan Roderick released a ballad titled "Early Years". Earlier this year, he shared the sun-drenched, southwest-inflected track, "Traveling Blues". Now, he’s sharing another new track, “Why Do Goodbyes (Got To Be So Sad)”.

Driven by percussive acoustic guitars and Roderick’s distinctive tenor, “Why Do Goodbyes (Got to Be So Sad)” balances heartfelt reflection with an undeniable sense of optimism.

“So much of grief is wrapped up in the things you never got to say,” says Evan Roderick of his new single. While rooted in loss, the song takes an unexpectedly uplifting perspective. “It’s my effort to see it all in a better light. It’s about holding onto and remembering all the good times, too. ‘Why Do Goodbyes (Got To Be So Sad)’ is really me asking — do they have to be?”

Music found Evan Roderick young. As kids, he and his brother would spend hours rewriting lyrics to an array of different records, discovering a natural pull toward writing and rhyming. But it wasn't until later in his teens, discovering albums like Jackson Browne's Saturate Before Using, that he found his love for the guitar — and while that world clearly shaped him, what he's made of it is his own. Soon after, he was writing his own material, drawn to the unhurried emotional honesty of folk and the way it could carry real weight without announcing itself. It's a sensibility he's been refining ever since.

While Evan never stopped writing music, his youth was spent pursuing a career as an athlete. He spent three seasons playing hockey in the BCHL before earning an NCAA Division I scholarship to the University of Massachusetts Lowell. A series of injuries ultimately redirected his path, but the discipline, resilience, and perspective gained through years of competitive sport continued to inform more creative pursuits, and he began a new journey as a storyteller.

With his dreams of hockey in the rear view mirror he found a new passion as an actor, eventually landing roles as a leading man in Netflix's Spinning Out and appearing in the WB’s Arrow. However, during all this time the Vancouver-based artist continued honing his craft as a songwriter. Now influenced by his work in front of the camera, his lyrics are cinematic and draw inspiration from artists like Jason Isbell, Wilco, Tyler Ramsey and of course Jackson Browne. His music blends Americana, folk-rock, and roots influences with deeply personal stories. The songs are grounded in real-life experiences, finding beauty in uncertainty, longing, and the moments that shape us.