New Music from Boreal Sons – Digital Servicing Only

It’s been three years since Boreal Sons, the Calgary-based sublime art-rock band, have released a record. On their upcoming album Everyone, the result is a product of refinement and loss. After a 2014 UK tour in support of debut LP Threadbare, Boreal Sons lost guitarist Logan Gabert and chose not to replace him but to move forward as a streamlined three-piece featuring keyboardist/vocalist Evan Acheson, bassist Reagan Cole McLean, and drummer Zach Schultz. Gabert’s departure was compounded by personal tragedies, leading to a darker tone for a band that was already born to deliver heavy lyrics alongside rich melodies, unconventional chord structures and arrangements, suddenly bearing some bigger burdens.

Album opener “What Becomes” is a synthy, imploring track that sets the tone of a band going forward. Over a lush background of scuzzy bass and whirring electronics, Acheson calls out to a missing compatriot, asking “where are you?” in hypnotic repetition. It’s a stark and stunning introduction to the new album, which will be availably September 30 and supported by a monthlong Canadian tour.

“This is music to get lost in.” –Vancouver Music Review

“‘“What Becomes’ repurposes… heavy themes into a captivating lead single that easily draws in the listener and brings them along for the ride.” –Dusty Organ

FCC Clean

Label: self-released

RIYL: Andrew Bird, Grizzly Bear, Bon Iver, American Analog Set, Caveman

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