CHARLOTTETOWN ROCKERS GIZMO SHARE NEW SINGLE, “CELESTIAL”, VIA VICTORY POOL RECORDS
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TOUR DATES BEGIN JUNE 17
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Gizmo are Charlottetown rockers inspired by the guitar-damaged pop of 1990s American slacker bands and their contemporaries on Canada’s East Coast. A 120 Minutes band for the Gen Z set, they breathe new life into their vintage influences with a distinctive songwriting style and frenetic live show.
Today, they share the new single “Celestial”, out via Victory Pool Records, picking up right where 2023’s livewire debut EP Buddy System left off without skipping a beat. The new material finds the band mining similar sources but reaching new heights, imbuing their carefully considered, structurally ambitious power-pop songwriting with more unexpected twists and turns.
"I remember I was at the Charlottetown Farmers’ Market when Julien (Kitson) sent me a voice memo of the opening riff to what became ‘Celestial,’” explains bassist Spencer Swaine. “He wrote it on Halloween night and sent it to me, half-jokingly mumbling French because it sounded like Stereolab. This was in 2022. The final product ended up being a turning point for bringing new influences into the band and was the start of a new chapter for us.”
To record it, the band decamped to a converted community hall in Great Village, Nova Scotia with co-producers Alex Edkins (METZ, Weird Nightmare) and Loel Campbell (Wintersleep) in tow in Winter 2025.
The group bonded over their overlapping tastes, able to share a common language when referencing sounds and direction. This helped flesh out the sound; while the music is informed by long-held aesthetic touchpoints like Guided By Voices and Pavement, keen listeners will hear the gothic jangle of R.E.M. and the jagged Americana of Silver Jews and Red House Painters peeking through in spots as well.
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MORE ABOUT GIZMO
Formed in Charlottetown in 2021 by Julien Kitson, Daniel Hartinger, and Spencer Swaine, and joined by Patrick Stephen in 2021, their debut four-song EP Buddy System was released in August 2023. .Its guitar-driven melodies and catchy hooks quickly earned them a growing audience and won them Rock Recording of the Year at the PEI Music Awards. Following its release, the band signed a publishing deal with CYMBA Music Publishing and continued writing and refining new material in rehearsal spaces and on the road.
Early on, the band toured steadily, building a devoted fanbase through their live performances, sharing stages with acts like Wintersleep, Paper Lions, Cootie Catcher, and Two Hours Traffic, and playing festivals such as Sommo Festival, Project Nowhere, and Nowadays Fest.
In 2025, following a standout performance at Showcase PEI, the band signed to both Victory Pool Records and Noisemaker Management and quickly landed summer 2026 festival slots at Hillside and Paris Drinks Fest.
TOUR DATES
Jun 17 - Ottawa, ON - Club SAW
Jun 18 - Toronto, ON - The Baby G
Jun 19 - Hamilton, ON - Mills Hardware
Jun 20 - Brantford, ON - Brandi’s
Jun 22 - Kingston, ON - Broom Factory
Jun 23 - Montreal, QC - L’Esco
Jul 17-19 - Hillside Festival
Aug 14-15 - Paris Drinks Fest