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WEAVES – ” Wide Open “

Posted: December 28, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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On their second album, Toronto art-rockers Weaves tightened up the formula of their debut, adding pop-informed melodies to their fuzzy guitars and barbed observations. The jangly perfection of “Walkaway” and acoustic inoffensiveness of “Grass” beautifully signal this new direction, while the T. Rex-infused, oddball glam of “Slicked”—imbued with a heavy dose of bubblegum-snapping attitude from vocalist and songwriter Jasmyn Burke , She polishes up the best moments from their previous effort.

Weaves – Slicked Recorded Live: 10/17/2017 – Paste Studios – New York, NY

Taking a spiritual cue from the socially-conscious but introspective approach of Bruce Springsteen, Burke, Waters and company have plenty of vitriol to counter the step or two toward the mainstream. “We are living in a time where misery is just a comm on circumstance,” she sings on “Scream,” a fiery collaboration with Tanya Tagaq that takes on everything from body-image to reproductive rights—the stick beat and freak-out grunts reminding us that Weaves can still get wonderfully weird.

Weaves – Walkaway – 10/17/2017 – Paste Studios, New York, NY

Weaves – La La Recorded Live: 10/17/2017 – Paste Studios – New York, NY

WEAVES – ” #53 “

Posted: December 18, 2017 in MUSIC
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Weaves has all of the markings of a familiar rock band, but what comes out rarely resembles what you’d expect to hear from a drums-guitar-bass-voice quartet. When the Toronto-based group came to the UK last year I loved the guitar dynamics of Morgan Waters‘ his angular guitar playing including shouting into the guitar f-holes, and the dynamic driving force of the rhythm section. All this great musicianship fuels the songs that singer Jasmyn Burke sets on fire. Jasmyn is on her own planet, one that’s both dauntless in tone and affirming in message. But there are many welcoming moments on the latest album “Wide Open” that can win over a relatively less intrepid listener. The opening track, “#53,” will make Bruce Springsteen fans smile. #53 is the first single from our sophomore LP “Wide Open” came out October 6th, 2017 via Buzz Records, Kanine Records, & Memphis Industries.

WEAVES – ” Walkaway “

Posted: October 22, 2017 in MUSIC
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Weaves released their second album, Wide Open, earlier this month, and it’s a huge step forward for the Toronto four-piece. With blasts of Americana, indie rock, punk, and noise rock all tied together with Jasmyn Burke’s uniqe alto, Wide Open is destined for best-of lists by year’s end. Here’s “Walkaway.” 

Bruce Springsteen was born to run, but Weaves would rather walk away. “Walkaway,” is the newest song from the Toronto art rockers and the next single from their forthcoming album Wide Open, certainly channels the Boss in its anthemic spirit, but it remains loose and vulnerable in a way that is all Weaves‘ own.

“Walkaway” is a more straightforward song than one might expect from Weaves; on its self-titled debut released last June, the band displayed a penchant for going down thrilling guitar-rabbit holes, such as on “Candy” and “Human.” Morgan Waters‘ nimble guitar work does feature on “Walkaway,” but the guitar lines and overall instrumentation — with Zach Bines on bass and Spencer Cole on drums — function more as structural support for singer Jasmyn Burke.

WEAVES – ” #53 “

Posted: August 3, 2017 in MUSIC
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Weaves have announced a new album, Wide Open. It’s due to be released October 6th via Buzz, Kanine and Memphis Industries. Listen to the first song to be available, “#53,” a. In a press release, singer Jasmyn Burke said, “It felt right to try to represent my own experience in the world while knowing that everyone in my age group is poor or having a tough time with life in one way or another, so I was thinking about how to blow those feelings up into these kinds of songs. Blowing up a regular life into something like an anthem. In a way I was thinking about it like Bruce Springsteen, but in a lot of ways my experience of the world couldn’t be less like Bruce Springsteen’s.” They will be embarking on a tour beginning in August with stops throughout North America, then the UK, and Europe.

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#53 is the first single from our sophomore LP “Wide Open” out October 6th, 2017 via Buzz Records, Kanine Records, & Memphis Industries.

WEAVES – ” Weaves ” Best Album Of 2016

Posted: December 8, 2016 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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There’s a humor at the heart of  Weaves sound that makes each song sound as if it’s smirking. But no matter how hard you search for it, that joke won’t reveal itself. On the Toronto outfit’s debut album,  they zip through the 11 art-rock tracks, each more sporadic and jolting than the last. On “Candy” and “One More”, guitarist Morgan Waters and drummer Spencer Cole create a delightful cacophony akin to Deerhoof. They throw in slide guitar, skip downbeats, and zig zag around traditional rhythm structures, accenting the genius side of insanity, even when relatively in row on “Human”. At the front of it all is Jasmyn Burke, elongating words on “Birds & Bees” or “Coo Coo” to complement the plunging bass. The four-piece constantly sound like they’re on the verge of exploding, a dozen colors of confetti prepped to shoot from their cores in a way that even the most familiar listener won’t expect.Image result

Come the end of the record, you start to figure out what it is they, and their songs, are smiling about. It’s a shared sense of energy amid a lack of structure, a grin at the unknown, a smile before leaping off a cliff. Weaves are creating pop that distorts its own intentions — and they’re as surprised by the songs’ twists as you are.

Weaves‘ self-titled album is out now

WEAVES – ” Weaves ” Debut Album

Posted: June 9, 2016 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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In a little over two short years, Weaves has gone from a collection of voice memos on Jasmyn Burke’s iPhone to establishing themselves as one of the most stridently individual acts to emerge from Toronto’s fertile and multifaceted DIY scene. Led by the collaborative efforts of Jasmyn Burke and Morgan Waters, the band has built a devoted audience while capturing the attention of the international media with a brand of ebullient, art-damaged pop music as difficult to categorize as it is to ignore.

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Weaves has been working on their debut LP for almost as long as they have been a band, tracking with Leon Taheny (Dilly Dally, Owen Pallett, Austra) in sessions that span most of the last two years. Mixed by Alex Newport (Death Cab for Cutie, Melvins, At The Drive In) and mastered by John Greenham (Death Grips, Sky Ferreira), the result is an album that traverses the band’s history, exploring every facet of their always adventurous approach to pop music and leaving no idea unexplored. Filled beyond bursting with hooks and possibilities, it’s the sound of a band propelled forward by the thrill of discovering the limits of their sound and gleefully pushing past them. “We’re always trying to push ourselves,” says Waters, “sometimes it feels like bands aren’t necessary, like they’re not the one’s pushing music forward, so I think we’re trying to hopefully prove that bands aren’t boring. If we are going to be a band and if we are going to do this guitar, bass and drums thing then we might as well see how much we can fuck it up.”

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Weaves self-titled debut album is out June 17th, 2016 on Kanine Records

You can also catch Weaves on tour in the UK and Europe, including free instore shows at Rough Trade London and Nottingham. Full dates as follows:

Jun 08, London, UK, Dingwalls #
Jun 09, Birmingham, UK, Sunflower Lounge #
Jun 10, Edinburgh, UK, Electric Circus #
Jun 11, Liverpool, UK, Studio 2 #
Jun 12, Manchester, UK, Deaf Institute #
Jun 13, Nottingham, UK, Bodega #
Jun 14, Cardiff, UK, The Globe #
Jun 15, Cambridge, UK, Portland Arms #
Jun 17, Antwerp, BE, Trix
Jun 18, Hilvarenbeek, NL, Best Kept Secret festival
Jun 20, Nottingham, UK, Rough Trade (instore)
Jun 21, London, UK, Rough Trade East (instore)
Jun 24, Oslo, NO, Piknik I Parken
Jun 30, Derby, UK, The Venue
Jul 01, Bedford, UK, Esquires
Jul 02, Aldershot, UK, West End Centre
Jul 03, Brighton, UK, Hope and Ruin
Jul 04, Guildford, UK, Boileroom
Jul 08, Winchester, UK, Railway
Jul 09, Milton Keynes, UK, Craufurd Arms
Jul 12, Leicester, UK, The Musician
Jul 14, London, Shacklewell Arms
Jul 15, Southwold, UK, Latitude festival
Jul 17, Glasgow, UK, Nice N Sleazy
Jul 18, Newcastle, UK, Think Tank
Jul 19, Leeds, UK, Brudenell Social Club
Jul 23, Huntington, UK, Secret Garden Party festival
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WEAVES – ” Candy “

Posted: April 14, 2016 in MUSIC
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The striking, warped pop of Candy is the latest track to be shared from Weaves’forthcoming self-titled debut LP.

Encapsulating the Canadian band’s high-wire approach to  songwriting the track is, according to singer Jasmyn Burke, one of her earliest collaborations with guitarist Morgan Waters and remains one of her favourites.

“Candy” is the second single from Weaves‘ debut album out June 17th, 2016 via Kanine (US), Buzz (CAN) & Memphis Industries (ROW)

They’ve also announced a massive UK tour for the summer

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07 June – Tunbridge, Wells Forum #
08 June – London, Dingwalls #
09 June – Birmingham, Sunflower Lounge #
10 June – Edinburgh, Electric Circus #
11 June – Liverpool, Studio 2 #
12 June – Manchester, Deaf Institute #
13 June – Nottingham, Bodega #
14 June – Cardiff, The Globe #
15 June – Cambridge, Portland Arms #
30 June – Derby, The Venue
01 July – Bedford, Esquires
02 July – Aldershot, West End Centre
03 July – Brighton, Hope and Rain
04 July – Guildford, Boileroom
12 July – Leicester, The Musician
15 July – Southwold, Latitude festival
17 July – Glasgow, Nice N Sleazy
19 July – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
23 July – Huntington, Secret Garden Party festival
2-4 Sept – Salisbury, End of the Road festival
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