Heaven For Real, Diamond Day, Juniper Smile @ The Mint

HEAVEN FOR REAL

Heaven For Real are having fun with us. On Hell’s Logo’s Pink, their latest mini-album (Mint Records); twin Canadian songwriters Mark and J. Scott Grundy traverse a withering limboscape while sporting wide-eyed grins. There is a Cerberus-headed energy serving as guardian and guide, taking the listener through devil-may-care melodies and rhythms full of promise and still ragged optimism; this release ignites yet another era for the project — one perfectly emblematized by the flaming bubblegum chaos collection of its album cover, illustrated by the artist Maddy Matthews.

“Their bustling rhythms and scuttling guitar pull-offs seemingly absorb all of life’s urgency and magic.” - Bandcamp Daily

DIAMOND DAY

While it may seem daring to put “diamond” into the name of your band, the amount of sparkle emitted by this Montreal/Victoria duo makes it completely understandable. From janky glitch-pop drums to jangly guitars on the verge of explosion, Montréal’s Diamond Day reshape shoegaze into their hazy electro dreamworld. Led by Rosier’s Béatrix Méthé and Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist, Quinn Bachand, the project began when Quinn moved to Boston as a teenager. The pair discovered an undeniable synergy after meeting at a music festival. Every weekend, Quinn would hop on a Montréal-bound Greyhound to write, record and develop songs in Béatrix’s Plateau apartment. Raised in Québec’s rural music tradition, Méthé’s magnetic vocals, catchy hooks and stream-of-consciousness lyrics became the band’s razor-sharp focus, cutting through Bachand’s billowing noise-pop soundscapes.

JUNIPER SMILE

An indie pop band from Victoria, BC. Their nostalgic, yet refreshing 90's sound bring together powerful pop vocals that make you want to dance. With members from familiar local projects (JoyBoy, Saltwater Cowboy, Wreckage Plus) Nastasha Simone, Griffin Pickel, Braxton Glass, James Harrison & Chris Compton bring you music and lyrics you won't mind being stuck in your head.

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