THE GARRYS – “CAKEWALK”
A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE
Canadian sister trio The Garrys are back and ready to release their new single, “Cakewalk,” accompanied by a new music video, on May 3rd, 2024 via Grey Records.
‘Cakewalk’ is undoubtedly a The Garrys release in all the best ways, as the “doom-wop” outfit weaves criss-crossing guitar riffs and a three-part braid of harmony with rhythmic stutter, underpinned by the warm analogue hum of a VHS tape. The syncopated surf rock beats and guitars steeped in tremolo create a psychedelic dread drenched in dark nostalgia, conjuring images of a Lynchian school dance. The accompanying music video, shot and directed by filmmaker Carey Shaw, also available on the 3rd May via The Garrys’ YouTube channel, takes aesthetic inspiration from vintage found footage of a 1988 Miss Saskatoon beauty pageant. The video features the soft-focus romance and shoulder-pad glamour of a mid-80s soap opera mixed with a surrealist take on a local television channel’s variety show.
Born out of the coldest part of landlocked Canada, The Garrys, originally comprised of sisters Leonore, Julie, and Erica Maier, formed in the spring of 2015 and named themselves after their father, Garry. The trio debuted with Warm Buds in 2016, a lo-fi record that established what would become the band’s signature woozy garage-surf sound. “Cakewalk” not only marks the groupβs first music since 2021, but also the first release since recruiting their brother Matthew on guitar.
Catch the group performing at FOCUS Wales this year, one set a day, or at their headline shows in Glasgow and Dublin to hear “Cakewalk” in all itβs glory.
ARTIST QUOTE
“Cakewalk is the first song we’re releasing that was written by all four of us; lyrically, the track explores the nuggets of good advice we’ve all ignored, the existential discomfort of holding multiple truths, and the stoic relief of resignation to an indifferent universe.”
The Garrys
[Single]
(Grey Records)
Release Date: May 3, 2024
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