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Artist......: Close Talker
Album.......: How Do We Stay Here?
Label.......: Slow Weather
Genre.......: Indie
Catnr.......: SW001CD
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2019-09-16
Str.date....: 2019-08-30
Quality.....: 782 kbps avg / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Url.........: http://closetalkerband.bandcamp.com
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1. Void 2:46
2. Wait 4:50
3. The Change It Brings 3:15
4. Arm's Length 4:54
5. Pace 3:48
6. Wandering 2:31
7. Half Past Nine 3:38
8. Carefully In The Dark 3:49
9. The Lake By The Hotel 1:51
10. All-Time 4:05
11. Refuge 4:39
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,: In so many ways "How Do We Stay Here?" marks a new chapter for :,
: the band. Choosing to self-produce allowed the band to hold this :
:' album close to their chest while it developed organically over ':
,: the course of 2018 at RMS Labs in Regina, SK. Will Quiring, :,
: Matthew Kopperud und Chris Morien, the three members of Close :
:' Talker, leaned into the trust and foundation built over ':
,: countless years of friendship to pursue a record that would be :,
: sustainable and timeless for them. :
:' ':
,: "How Do We Stay Here?", in a nutshell, is about trying to :,
: wrestle with time. It's about trying to learn from experiences, :
:' trying to keep perspective, trying to progress in this weird ':
,: world, and sometimes trying not to progress at all; to sit in a :,
: moment and soak it in for all it has to offer before it becomes :
:' nothing more than a memory. "The album is us navigating through ':
,: the past two years, through both the good times and the bad, and :,
: holding on to those times for as long as we're able" says the :
:' band. ':
,: :,
: Close Talker have become much more confident. More than their :
:' earlier recordings, "How Do We Stay Here?" is definitely an ':
,: album - start to finish. "We composed it with a sequence in mind :,
: and it is truly meant to be listened to in a linear fashion. We :
:' hope that it rewards those who dig in with keen ears. Our hope ':
,: is that it has a depth that will last." :,
: :
:' The band approached each song following a code of instincts and ':
,: honesty, including a list of 10 commandments by which all :,
: decisions were filtered through. Some were practical like: :
:' "Start with what you know" while others were more attitude ':
,: checks or wholistic like: "No ego" All catering to the music :,
: coming first. :
:' ':
,: "If we wrote a guitar part that we were really excited about, :,
: but the other two guys didn't feel was a write fit, we just :
:' skipped the whole being bummed out phase no and simply moved ':
,: onward to a new part," tells the band about the songwriting :,
: process. :
:' ':
,: Close Talker, now more than ever, is interested in music that is :,
: timeless - music that won't force the listener into feeling a :
:' certain way. "However, we do hope to create that feeling of ':
,: pressing pause on life and just being. And to share this with :,
: each other." And they add: "It sounds overly simple, but I think :
:' that communal element of music or the ability to enter a space ':
,: where you can slow your mind and simply enjoy yourself is :,
: something that we chase as a band, and our hope is that the :
:' audience would join us." ':
,: :,
: And as a live band, Close Talker unfold a touching magic. :
:' "Historically, we seem to win people over by our live show, ':
,: more than other mediums. Because there are only three of us, we :,
: have to be creative in how we bring the songs to life. We all :
:' only have so many limbs. We refuse to play to tracks or go that ':
,: route, in part because we feel it is sort of cheaping out, or :,
: perhaps even more so, we just love playing our instruments." :
:' ':
,: "One of our favourite parts about performing live is the fact :,
: that complete strangers can experience and share something", :
:' they continue. "There is something universal about music that ':
,: is really special and hard to put your finger on it. Music is :,
: easily as exciting now, as it ever has been for us as a band and :
:' as individuals. That is part of the beauty of music, it is a ':
,: never ending pursuit." :,
: :
:' Close Talker have already released two albums already: "Flux" ':
,: (2015) and "Lens" (2017). The band tours extensively throughout :,
: North America and Europe, and has gained the attention and :
:' praise of notable publications such as NPR, Billboard, Clash, ':
,: Spin, Q Magazine, COS etc. Close Talker are also honoured as :,
: "Alternative Artist of The Year" at the Saskatchewan Music :
:' Awards. Always striving to innovate and establish their own ':
,: path, Close Talker is also set to premiere North America's first :,
: ever 3D - 360 degree Silent Headphone Concert Series. The band :
:' collaborates with visual artists in each city and performs ':
,: their new album, front to back, all to a seated audience wearing :,
: headphones. The audience experiences real time 3D mixing, :
:' putting each listener in the middle of the band, hearing ':
,: instruments and voices swirling around them. Collaborating with :,
: esteemed galleries and art institutions across Canada, the band :
:' is excited for their music to be experienced in an inclusive ':
,: and multi sensational context. This will allow the audience to :,
: lose itself in both the immersive audio and the live visual :
:' components. Close Talker is fully pioneering this new genre of ':
,: live music and is excited to utilize this technology in a :,
: meaningful and communal way. :
:' ':
,: "How Do We Stay Here?" is the band's strongest and most :,
: confident album to date. An inviting, a warm album. It is an :
:' album the band wrote for themselves, in hopes that the songs ':
,: would carry the same meaning in 10 years, as they do today. "How :,
: Do We Stay Here?" will be released on August 30, 2019 on Sinnbus :
:' in Europe and worldwide on the band's own label Slow Weather. ':
: '
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