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│██ Artist : Beams
██ Album : Ego Death
██ Year : 2021
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│██ Genre : Rock Quality : 852kbps avg/44.1kHz/2 channels
│██ Source : CDR Size : 242.19Mb
│██ Encoder : FLAC 1.3.1 Language : English
:██ Cat. Nr : BMS011 Label : Be My Sibling
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│▓█ Release date: 2021-05-09 Retail date: 2021-03-26
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1. Born To Win 3:30 ██
2. Break Glass 2:35 ██
3. Find Me 4:48 ██
4. Til the Morning Comes 5:37 ██
5. Sweet Tea 3:28 ██
6. See the Light 3:43 ██
7. Time Drain 4:01 ██
8. Rain God 2:38 ██
9. Three Star System 3:52 ██
10. A Flower Blossomed 3:49 ██
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██│ Ego Death sees Beams moving in a bold new sonic direction û one that
██│ puts loud guitars centre-stage, but still makes room for the airy
██│ acoustic instrumentation that defined its sound until now. This
██│ evolution was the result of singer/songwriter Anna Mernieks-Duffield
██│ choosing to move from banjo to electric guitar and take a bigger role
██│ at centre stage ù a move supported by the rest of the band. Anna and
██│ vocalist Heather MazharÆs harmonies remain BeamsÆ calling card, while
██│ the psychedelic textures blend with irresistible melodies to transport
██│ listeners to a higher plane.
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██│ The lyrics also take you on a journey: Ego Death is a narrative song
██│ cycle inspired by the concept of the ôheroÆs journeyö or monomyth. The
██│ archetypal heroic adventure, in which the protagonist goes on a
██│ journey from which they come back forever changed, resonated with Anna
██│ as she set off on her own quest. Ongoing mental health challenges had
██│ previously threatened her partnership with Beams drummer, Mike
██│ Mernieks-Duffield.
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██│ ôI had a rough childhood. My trust issues made me break off our first
██│ engagement,ö says Anna. ôAnd then in the aftermath, I decided to start
██│ getting therapy. Ego Death is a collection of songs about working
██│ through different stages of my life.ö Happily, the couple were married
██│ in the fall of 2019. In the end, Ego Death is about shedding past
██│ ideas of self and embracing the joy of transformation.
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██│ Tracked at Union Sound Company in Toronto by Alex Gamble (Fucked Up,
██│ Alvvays), Ego Death was recorded mostly live off the floor. AnnaÆs
██│ newfound centrality as frontwoman brings the band full circle, back to
██│ the start of its origin story. Beams began in 2011, when she sent out
██│ an open invitation to fellow musicians to help her perform her songs.
██│ They honed their sound through residencies at TorontoÆs iconic
██│ roots-rock venues like the Dakota Tavern, as well as DIY shows in
██│ garages, basements, front porches, and living rooms.
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██│ The band connected with acclaimed producer Peter J. Moore (Cowboy
██│ Junkies) for their debut album, 2013Æs Just Rivers. The success of
██│ that record helped the band break out of Canada and into the US
██│ market, where they have become an audience favourite. That led to a
██│ connection with Chicago post-rock pioneer John McEntire (Tortoise,
██│ Broken Social Scene), who tracked their 2015 single, ôThe Gutters and
██│ the Glass.ö For their second album, Teach Me to Love (2018), Beams
██│ decamped to Toronto studio Union Sound Company (METZ, Weaves). While
██│ that record was the product of crisis and trauma, Ego Death is the
██│ joyful sound of recovery.
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