MUTE CHOIR ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM SILENT CONVERSATIONS VIA SLEEPLESS RECORDS
RELEASE NEW SINGLE “SHADOWBOXING”
Toronto-based rock trio Mute Choir announce their debut album Silent Conversations due out February 28, 2020 via Sleepless Records. The album tells a coming of age tale through an anxious millennial lens; exploring themes of freedom, entrapment, and the self-reflection of inner conflicts that can pile up as one asks βwho am I?β Silent Conversations uses conflict as a musical tool, blending seemingly conflicting elements in order to create an organized snapshot of life’s chaotic ups and downs. Today, they unveil second single βShadowboxingβ told from the perspective of someone who compromised ambitions in the face of fear and is now looking back on life, contemplating the what ifs. Pre-order the album HERE and stream the single HERE. The band embarks on a cross-Canada tour this month in support of Canadian blues rock duo The Blue Stones. Catch their first show on January 23 in Kingston; with 16 dates total including Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Regina, Edmonton, the tour runs until March 26 in Vancouver.
βShadowboxingβ is about letting the weight of fear and negativity break oneβs spirit over time. The character has given up and distanced themselves from their passions, realizing a little too late how misguided they were. The verses muse over the unfulfilled mundanity of their day-to-day, while the choruses offer a bleak retrospect. Producer and songwriter Sam Arion was inspired by a point in life where he was starting anew and feeling the tremendous pressure of uncertainty. βThe character was written as a reminder to myself. I would rather fail doing what I love than know I never tried. When the future is wide open, it can be easy to overthink your present decisions in the face of who you might become. You can never know for sure if life will turn out the way you hope; in following your gut instinct there is always a possibility for failure, and fear of it can be overwhelming enough to drive you to the wrong kinds of compromises.β
First single βFamiliar Waysβ depicts the surreal state of being a spectator of your own life; detached from your actions, feeling a constant pull between clarity and confusion, unable to break the cycle. Wanting change but fearing the future, past mistakes instilling doubt, and old habits kept alive as a means of comfort. Listen HERE. The official video, made with friend Tyler Fyfe shows the humanity in the recording process because βin this age of music technology, it can be easy to hear music like ours and assume it’s mostly computer generated.β
Arion founded Mute Choir following an identity crisis. He is joined by fellow musical polymaths Milan Sarkadi and Iris Waters; a team brought together by their thirst for experimentation and a long-established songwriting bond between Arion and Waters. The three are involved in almost every aspect of their work, from production and mixing to artwork, delivering a vision that is distinctly their own. Loosely defining their style as organized chaos, Mute Choir has the ability to encapsulate both the essence of a cluttered downtown as well as the lonesome ambience of insomnia. The group seeks to make sense of the noise around them, searching for a middle ground between conflicting forces. More information will be released as it becomes available.
Tour Dates
Jan 23 – Kingston, ON @ The Mansion
Jan 24 – London, ON @ Rum Runners
Jan 25 – St Catharines, ON @ Warehouse
Jan 30 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Jan 31 – Montreal, QC @ Petit Campus
Feb 01 – Ottawa, ON @ 27 Club
Mar 12 – Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre
Mar 13 – Regina, SK @ The Exchange
Mar 18 – Grande Prairie, AB @ Better Than Fred’s
Mar 19 – Red Deer, AB @ Bo’s Bar
Mar 20 – Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
Mar 21 – Calgary, AB @ The Gateway
Mar 23 – Kamloops, BC @ Blue Grotto
Mar 24 – Kelowna, BC @ Sapphire Nightclub
Mar 25 – Victoria, BC @ Capital Ballroom
Mar 26 – Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
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