The long curly locks, the black leather pants, the deep, sonorous voice—when Canada first became acquainted with The Tea Party singer Jeff Martin in the heavily played video for 1993's “The River,” one could be forgiven for thinking that the urban legend about Jim Morrison faking his death was true. Between his look and his violin-bowed, Middle East-meets-Jimmy Page fretwork, Martin was a full-fledged rock idol in an age of shoegazing slackers. Such spot-on classic-rock revivalism made The Tea Party one of the biggest bands in Canada through the mid-'90s, but success only encouraged their desire to experiment: 1997's Transmission introduced industrial beats, and by the early '00s, they were touring with orchestras. After a 10-year hiatus, the band resurfaced with 2014's The Ocean At the End, and their their sense of grandeur was undiminished—it even featured a guest flute from Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson.