SPILL NEW MUSIC: THE CROWLEYS – “SEASONS”

THE CROWLEYS – “SEASONS”

INDEPENDENT

Throughout their years together The Crowleys have focused on building a danceable set through a Venn diagram of inspiration from 60s rock, 80s pop and modern psychedelia. Peppered throughout their music is a driving and crunchy rhythm, distinctive synth warble, diverse vocals, and mind-melty pedalporn guitar.

Their debut LP, Strange Seasons, is a collection of songs by a Hamilton, ON, group of friends who wanted to share music with each other, and now the world.

The instrumentation for the focus track “Seasons” was largely written by keyboard player/guitarist Justyn Horlick. It’s an emotional jazzy turnaround that repeats for most of the song. The ending, inspired by the Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings song “100 Days, 100 Nights,” features a transition from 4/4 time to 6/4 time. The lyrics on the other hand were penned by vocalist Giuliana Frontini, on a hot day in November when she noticed that she was unsettled by the temperature.

While the theme of the album is lightly steeped in environmental angst there is a romantic current throughout with lyrics often referencing a relationship with another person as a means of surviving the elements.

ARTIST QUOTE

“Strange Seasons is mostly about the strangeness of the world and the places you go – the little rituals you do to get away from it all for a short while. Produced by our very own Cohen Wylie and Michael Keire of Threshold Recording Studio.

Strange Seasons has taught us that through all things we move forward. Be that for better or for worse. That time does not wait for us, but we can never resign to the march of time. It is never too late to start something new or continue on through a dedicated path. To continue to grow and change things for the better is all we can hope to achieve.”

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The Crowleys
Strange Seasons
(Independent)
Release Date: September 1, 2023

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