Happy family day and/or President’s Day to you! There’s no holiday here in Halifax, and despite a mild snowstorm that cancelled schools, I am on my grind (aka working! In an office! BALLLIN’). What’s getting me through another Monday you ask? Well it’s EYE, a delightful fuzzbomb of a record from Victoria, BC’s Babysitter. I’ve(…)
Last year, I became infatuated with Victoria’s Balacade, and the delicate lo-fi compositions Andrew Reynolds created under the cryptic moniker. On his latest release, Specific Northwest, Reynolds still dabbles in lo-fi recording techniques, but the results push more towards the sounds from which Grandaddy constructed the foundation of their catalog. The Twin Peaks themed(…)
One of the best little DIY labels that almost no one talks about is Victoria’s Old Life Records. I’m already gushed about Colourbook and Almonds, Cohen but up until a week or so ago, I’d never heard of Balacade. Their debut EP – Friends Forever – is a really interesting mix of electronics, weary vocals(…)
