Joseph Edgar belongs to a grand tradition of Québécois eccentrics: His fusion of traditional folky forms and alt-rock atmospherics evokes '90s trailblazer Daniel Bélanger, while his gritty vocals exude the brash, streetwise attitude of Jean Leloup. But that spirit extends beyond La Belle Province—in his scrappier moments, Edgar channels the spite and spunk of a young Elvis Costello and the rough-hewn storytelling of Bob Dylan.