HARPACASH & THE MORALS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, REVEAL FIRST SINGLE

BARRIE, ONTARIO THREE PIECE TO RELEASE NEW LP, LAMPS, VIA LATENT RECORDINGS ON SEPTEMBER 23

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Halfway between Canada’s largest city, Toronto, and the lakes and forests of cottage country, Barrie, Ontario’s HarpAcash & the Morals utilize their surroundings to create a unique style of indie folk-rock that combines the tension of the former with the peacefulness of the latter.  Having just signed with Latent Recordings, the trio are set to release their upcoming LP, Lamps, on September 23.

With Michael Timmins (Cowboy Junkies) at helm in studio, lead vocalist HarpAcash, guitarist Todd Jeffrey, and drummerDaniel Trickett gathered to record the heartbreaking harmonies, graceful guitars, and the idiosyncratic minimalist percussion that forms Lamps. The songs themselves rise and fall with a raw sincerity. Lead single “Douglas Snow” is about “being little and how we perceive things as children,” says HarpAcash. “It's about our job to keep all children safe so they can freely enjoy being young and carefree.”

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It was after supporting the Cowboy Junkies on a string of dates that Michael Timmins was impressed by the trio. “Their music pulled me from backstage and compelled me to listen,” says Timmins. “HarpAcash's vocals alone are a force of nature, but joined with Todd Jeffery's angular song structures and Dan Trickett's powerful, multi-dimensional drumming, their music becomes wholly original."

HarpAcash & the Morals recorded their first EP, Music Tree Life Understanding, in 2012 with producer Steve Singh (Ron Hawkins, Brendan Canning). They followed it up by hitting the stage with the likes of Elliott Brood, The Strumbellas, and the Cowboy Junkies, and secured a residency at Toronto’s Cameron House. Stay tuned as the band’s debut full length will be released later this year with more tour dates to follow.

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LAMPS TRACKLIST
Modern Comfortable
Douglas Snow
Sleeping In A Hammock
Frozen
Like Life
Complicated
In My Room
Light Source
Cold Bath

HARPACASH & THE MORALS LIVE

July 29 - Barrie, ON - Temple Lounge, Kempenfest After Party w/ Paper Bird, Lost Cousins
Aug 04 - Toronto, ON - The Horseshoe Tavern w/ Barbie Lee Jak, The Tired Flames
Aug 29 - Thornbury, ON - Bruce Wine Bar

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OH PEP! REVEALS NEW VIDEO FOR “BUSHWICK”, ADDS MORE CANADIAN TOUR DATES

DANIEL LEDWELL-PRODUCED DEBUT ALBUM RECORDED IN NOVA SCOTIA, STADIUM CAKE, OUT NOW VIA DUALTONE / DINE ALONE

WATCH “BUSHWICK” HERE VIA FLOOD MAGAZINE

WATCH AND SHARE “BUSHWICK” HERE

AUSTRALIAN DOU CONTINUES WORLD TOUR WITH ADDED CANADIAN STOPS IN WINNIPEG, CALGARY, AND VANCOUVER SUPPORTING BASIA BULAT

“as if Feist and Tegan and Sara formed a supergroup a decade ago” Exclaim!

“an album of exquisite charm” Irish Times

“Oh Pep! have crafted a engaging album of folk-pop” Village Voice

“impeccably crafted songs” National Post

“miraculous … this album will not be lost to time” Paste

“big, catchy hooks … more twists and turns than the usual "verse/chorus" formula” NPR

“lovable songs” Beatroute

Oh Pep!’s Olivia Hally and Pepita Emmerichs are well into their worldwide tour supporting their debut LP, Stadium Cake, and are fresh off very successful performances at the Vancouver Folk Festival and Calgary Folk Festival. The Australian duo has already announced plans to return to Canada in October with Basia Bulat, and have now revealed additional stops in Winnipeg, Calgary, and Vancouver. In the month prior Oh Pep! will take to the East Coast and MidWestern United States with The Mountain Goats.

Oh Pep! has also shared the new video for LP cut “Bushwick” which premiered via Flood Magazine, who claims “The duo play an uptempo and inventive version of folk music, spinning hammered mandolin notes around the kind of generous wordplay that made [John] Darnielle (The Mountain Goats) his bones.” The video itself “finds Hally and Emmerichs sketching a three-minute portrait of a person sprinting—and failing—to catch a train in the middle of winter,” says Flood.

WATCH “BUSHWICK” HERE VIA FLOOD MAGAZINE

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Oh Pep! made a huge impact at October 2015's CMJ Festival where KCRW chalked them up as one of their top artists that 'Won' CMJ, as did NPR's Bob Boilen, who proclaimed "The Melbourne band's music is infectious. Their harmonies are sweet, with lyrics that are thoughtful, deep, funny and poetic." After their performance at Nashville's AMAs, Pop Matters (who also included them in their top picks) described "Seeing Oh Pep! Is one of those times when the crowd realizes they're seeing future stars for the first time." Shortly after, the band recorded NPR's Tiny Desk giving U.S. music fans a chance to see Pepita Emmerichs' virtuosic playing on both mandolin and violin and Olivia Hally's gorgeous voice and heartbreaking delivery. NowKEXP has named them one of 2016's "bands to watch."

Stadium Cake was recorded in Echo Lake, Nova Scotia in February and August of 2015 with producer, Daniel Ledwell. "It was such a joy to work with wunderkinds Oh Pep!,” says Ledwell. “When you have great songs and the creativity and talent to be innovative in the studio, it is hard not to have fun." Oh Pep! claims Ledwell “introduced us to a lot of exciting new sounds. It was also the first time we'd multi-tracked and he made the process fun and easy. Working at Lake Echo was really inspiring."

The band's obsession with good songs, regardless of genre or generation, has led them to write a record with limitless horizons. On first single "Doctor Doctor" Hally sings, "Where is the light, for me it's the darkest night" over a captivating beat, whilst Emmerichs plays a subtly driving and haunting violin line. It's this same light and dark that makes up the tapestry of Stadium Cake and encapsulates the duo’s unique collaboration. It's the yin and yang of their personalities that brings a tension to each unsuspecting pop song.

WATCH AND SHARE “DOCTOR DOCTOR” (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) HERE

TOUR DATES
Jul 25 - Revolution Roof Deck - Portland, OR,
Jul 27 - Rickshaw Stop - San Francisco, CA
Jul 28 -  Bootleg Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
Aug 1 -  Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO
Aug 3 - The Demo - St. Louis, MO
Aug 4 - High Watt - Nashville, TN
Aug 5 - Evening Muse - Charlotte, NC
Aug 6 - Cats Cradle - Carrboro, NC
Sep 18  - Rams Head Live - Baltimore MD *
Sep 19 - The National - Richmond, VA *
Sep 20 - Jefferson Theatre - Charlottesville, VA*
Sep 22 - Buskirk-Chumley Theatre - Bloomington, IN*
Sep 23 - The Castle Theatre - Bloomington, IL*
Sep 26 - The Englert Theatre - Iowa City, IA*
Sep 27 - Pabst Theatre - Milwaukee, WI*
Sep 28 - Majestic Theatre - Madison, WI*
Sep 30 - The Waiting Room - Omaha, NE*
Oct 1 - Madrid Theatre - Kansas City, MO*
Oct 2 - The Blue Note - Columbia, MO*
Oct 3 - Codfish Hollow Barnstormers - Maquoketa, IA*
Oct 4 - West End Cultural Centre - Winnipeg, MB +
Oct 5 – The Exchange - Regina, SK +
Oct 6 – Broadway Theatre – Saskatoon, SK +
Oct 7 – Winspear Centre – Edmonton, AB +
Oct 8 - Knox United Church - Calgary, AB
Oct 11 – Spirit Bar, Nelson, BC +
Oct 12 - Vogue - Vancouver, BC +

* w/ The Mountain Goats
+ w/ Basia Bulat

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JENNY BERKEL REVEALS NEW VIDEO FOR “WEALTH IN THE COUNTRY”, ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

DANIEL ROMANO-PRODUCED ALBUM, PALE MOON KID, OUT NOW VIA PHEROMONE RECORDINGS

CANADIAN TOUR DATES CONTINUE THIS WEEK IN CALGARY AND SASKATOON, EUROPEAN DATES BEGIN AUGUST 31

PALE MOON KID OUT IN EUROPE ON OCTOBER 14

WATCH “WEALTH IN THE COUNTRY” HERE VIA MUSIKBLOG

“Jenny Berkel's voice is a smouldering sound to behold. … absorbing and haunting” Exclaim!

“Pale Moon Kid is a rich, thoroughly entrancing recording” Winnipeg Free Press

“Pale Moon Kid is a finely spun spell of storytelling and songwriting. …rhapsodic and evocative” Quick Before It Melts

“smooth, full, and oh so beguiling” Grayowl Point

Montreal-based songwriter Jenny Berkel is taking the wraps off the new video for “Wealth In The Country” from her new record, Pale Moon Kid. Directed by Rebecca Blackwood, the video premiered via MusikBlog.

WATCH AND SHARE “WEALTH IN THE COUNTRY” HERE VIA YOUTUBE

Now on the last leg of a successful Canadian tour, Berkel will perform in Calgary, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg before heading overseas for a string of European dates.

Out now on Pheromone Recordings, Pale Moon Kid was recorded with Daniel Romano at the peak of summer in Welland, ON, where they were joined in studio by Berkel’s sister, Kay Berkel, who was an important part of making the album. Of the new LP, Exclaim! said that “Jenny Berkel's voice is a smouldering sound to behold. …absorbing and haunting”, while the Winnipeg Free Press claimed that “Pale Moon Kid is a rich, thoroughly entrancing recording.”

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Since releasing her debut album, Here on a Wire, Berkel has been intoxicating listeners with her evocative songs and voice. Both on her own and as part of Daniel Romano's Trilliums band, her consistent touring has garnered fans across the country and ocean.

JENNY BERKEL TOUR DATES

Jul 27 - Calgary, AB - Broken City
Jul 28 - Saskatoon, SK - Underground Cafe
Jul 29 - Winnipeg, MB - TBA
Aug 31 - Orebro, SWE - Live At Heart Festival
Sep 1 - Orebro, SWE - Live At Heart Festival
Sep 2 - Berlin, DE - Live at JOIZ
Sep 2 - Berlin, DE - Dodo Beach (In Store)
Sep 3 - Dresden, DE - Sound Of Bronkow Festival
Sep 5 - Rotterdam, NL - Rotown
Sep 6 - Leiden, NL - Q-Bus
Sep 7 - Deventer, NL - Burgerweeshuis
Sep 9 - Borger, NL - VanSlag
Sep 10 - Groningen, NL - Take Root Festival
Nov 23 - Hamburg, DE - Pooca Bar
Nov 25 - Magdeburg, DE - Cafe Courage
Nov 26 - Trogen, DE - Folk Club Isaar
Nob 27 - Wesel, DE - JZ-Karo
Nov 28 - Norderstedt , DE - Musicstar

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