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TUNS – ” Mind Over Matter “

Posted: April 3, 2017 in MUSIC
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Tuns is what it might sound like if The Beach Boys drank homebrew out of mason jars by the Atlantic oceanside. It’s Made up of a trio of Canadian indie-rock royalty: Chris Murphy of Sloan, Matt Murphy of the now defunct but forever beloved The Super Friendz and Mike O’Neill of The Inbreds.

Tuns may typify the Hali-pop/grunge sound that earned Halifax, Nova Scotia, high praise as Canada’s answer to Seattle in the 1990s, but it’s no nostalgia act. This band is fresh as an Atlantic breeze.

TUNS – ” Mind Over Matter “

Posted: December 6, 2016 in MUSIC
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At the risk of an act of undisguised nepotism, I’ll say Chris Murphy is a crafty songwriter, and he didn’t even tell me to write that. Matt “Stills” Murphy and and Mike “Crosby” O’Neill hold up their corners of this band, Thumbs aloft.

Canadian indie rock supergroup Tuns are Chris Murphy of Sloan, Mike O’Neill of The Inbreds and Matt Murphy of Super Friendz, all three vets of the ’90s Halifax scene the band have just released a first piece of work on their self-titled debut album which came out August 26th via Royal Mountain Records. There’s a lot of talent among these three .  “We’re fans of each other’s music. Which is a cliché, but it’s amazing to hear someone you respect create something you think is magical right before your eyes. There are a lot of moments when I think, ‘It’s really exciting just to be in this room right now.’”

TUNS, who took their name from Technical University of Nova Scotia (now called Dal Tech), have just shared the official first single, a glammy, very catchy power pop stomper titled “Mind Over Matter.” To my ears, Matt Murphy is singing lead on this one.

TUNS debut S/T record out now via Royal Mountain Records.