Heaven For Real are back with new music!
Today they announce their forthcoming LP, Who Died & Made You The Dream? and share a Jordan Minkoff-directed music video for the single “Hold Me Back."
Taking cues from campy horror b-films such as House and hybrid animations like Cool World, the music video follows the story of a person who is being haunted by their new haircut that has come to life.
Who Died & Made You The Dream? is perhaps the most sharply tuned version yet of Heaven For Real’s static-to-signal transmissions. Where previous records sounded like catching radio stations while speeding the roadways of the 80’s Pacific Northwest, 90s Athens, GA, and 00’s East Coast tape-label microscenes; Mark and J.
Cassia Hardy's record In Relation is out on May 23! Here's an essay from the accompanying zine written by Rylan Kafara about the gentrification processes in Edmonton.
Cassia Hardy's record In Relation is out on May 23! Here's an essay from the accompanying zine written by Kyla Pascal about the Empress Ale House, titled "Reflections on Community + space".
In Relation, the debut solo record from amiskwacîy-wâskahikan, T6 / 'Edmonton, AB’ songwriter Cassia Hardy (Wares, ASKO) is an acknowledgment of the weight of the past, while searching for a means to survive the present and beyond. Stories told through commanding rhythms built from synths and strings, pushed ever forward by a relentless beat, the soundtrack to taking stock of all exquisite things lost and found.
Cassia Hardy is a loudish musician and songwriter from amiskwaciy, Treaty 6. As the singer/guitarist for the rock band Wares, she has performed at festivals and clubs from Dawson City to Charlottetown. Her music is voltage controlled, dreamy and deliberate, not raw but worked to a fine point.
Listen to Cassia Hardy
Today we're announcing that we've signed the Montreal post-punk outfit Ribbon Skirt to put out their debut record Bite Down on Mint. The album's out April 11!
Formerly known as Love Language, Ribbon Skirt are a band from Montreal led by Anishinaabe musician Tashiina Buswa. They have captivated audiences across Canada and the US including SXSW, New Colossus, Sled Island, Sappyfest, Flourish and POP Montreal.
