Kestrels

"A little bit lo-fi, a little bit noise-pop...all fuzz pedals, potent drums, and soft vocals." – KEXP (Song Of The Day for "No Alternative")

"huge, anthemic choruses and sticky pop melodies surfing tidal waves of pedal-driven noise and crashing rhythms" – Noisey

"Halifax noise-pop trio Kestrels solidify their reputation as worthy contenders in the new wave of shoegaze" – Exclaim

"Pits layers of effects against an extremely vital, immediate, and visceral sense of songwriting” – Clash Music

Halifax noise-pop power trio Kestrels return with their new self-titled album on Hamilton, Ontario’s fabled Sonic Unyon label. Regrouping following a devastating van and gear theft that saw the band lose key boutique, modded, and vintage equipment, the record sees the band with a renewed focus on combining a frenzied union of striking melody and sonic bliss.

Two years in the making, the full length was teased with 2014’s The Moon is Shining Our Way EP, a collection of four songs from the album sessions. Having toured the EP internationally and shared stages with the likes of Speedy Ortiz, Ringo Deathstarr, Beliefs, Greys, and Ash, the EP's title track was mainstay on college radio and CBC Radio 3, laying the groundwork for their defining third record.

Recording the rhythm tracks in downtown Toronto’s Dream House Studio by Alex Bonenfant (METZ, Crystal Castles), with vocal sessions and guitar tracking taking place in vocalist/guitarist Chad Peck’s gear sanctuary/home studio in rural Nova Scotia, Kestrels tapped lauded producer Brad Wood (Touche Amore, Smashing Pumpkins, Sunny Day Real Estate) to mix the record in his LA based Seagrass Studio in the spring of 2015. Ringo Deathstarr's Elliott Frazier and Alex Gehring also make cameo guitar and vocal appearances, solidifying a friendship that began with a Canadian tour in 2012.

The end result is by far Kestrels' most accomplished recording to date. Drummer Paul Brown provides rhythm dynamics that can turn from tightly wound to borderline unhinged on a dime, Devin Peck covers unprecedented sonic ground with his bass, and Peck provides soft focus vocals backed by alternately tuned Fender Jazzmasters pushed through all manner of obscure Japanese fuzz pedals and coveted 80s rackmount processors.

The sum total is a nod to the past, a response to the present, and a warm invitation into tomorrow.

RIYL: DInosaur Jr, Built to Spill, Pity Sex
TRY: #1, 2, 8, 10

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