Pleasance Records Summer 2018 POs (Now) - Isla Craig - The Becoming (/300, ships late June)/Goosebump - S/T (/300, ships early July)

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Hey I know the owner of the label which is one of Toronto/Canada's best (acts include whimm, Man Made Hill, Moonwood, Doom Tickler, Soupcans, etc.). Really excited for both upcoming releases.

 

 

Isla Craig - The Becoming  $18 CAD. Isla's been around for a minute in the local scene. Her new track sounds like groovy, 70s Joni Mitchell. Title track

 

From PopMatters: The music that she brings to the forefront with her innovative arrangements fuses soulful, blues-laden stylings into the mix for something truly idiosyncratic. She takes the layered harmonic intro to "The Becoming", for example, and pairs it with a blend of analog and digital instrumentation. That effortlessly drives it forward, with Craig slinking her vocals into the song's twilit landscape as it slithers from one cunning metamorphosis the other".

The second is actually a veteran band on the label, Germaphobes, with a new band name: Goosebump - Goosebump (also $18 CAD).

Dunno why the name-change but whatevs. From Noisey: "The common point of comparison for Goosebump—the Toronto art-pop band of songwriters Neil Rankin and Paul Erlichman—is the arch English duo Sparks, thanks to their tongue-in-cheek approach and urge to have their already out-there songs take off into instrumental flights of fancy. Rechristening themselves as Goosebump and adding a whole wackload of members on flute, violin, and sax, the band is prepping their new album Goosebump by Goosebump with a single called "Heather's Invitation" that defies the 70s comparisons while being as totally rad as a 70s rock anthem. The track is resplendent with arena rock riffs and a recurring, math-y guitar line, given warmth by the retro production style."

 

Gonna grab both, probably at the release shows.

 

Also, for Toronto indie fans, Jennifer Castle is releasing a new LP.

Edited April 26, 2018 by armadillo01