"driving into hurricanes"
Band break ups or even deciding to leave a band can be nasty, sometimes bloody, affairs but when multi-instrumentalist Alex Schiff parted ways with NYC's Modern Rivals (as keyboardist and co-writer), four of the band's members contributed drums, guitar, bass, synth and back up vox to Schiff's solo lead single 656. Schiff's new incarnation is Blue Canopy (now based out of Portland) and the debut EP is called "Mild Anxiety" (due to drop April 17th, 2020).
656 is a dreamy frenzied affair with verses that move in double time beats and musical shifts that swing. Schiff's vocal aesthetic is easy and earnest, other voices seeming to chime in or build on every other line, the lyrics poetic,
"Flowers draped in history
Now that you are over it
Withered leaves of hickory
There’s nothing left for you in this
Your wings are barely fluttering"
Amid the absolute dynamism here, urgent to gliding to floating with a beautifully interweaving musical break that ends the song this is such a cool introduction to Blue Canopy.
656 is performed by:
Alex Schiff - Producer, Lead Vocals, Synth, Keyboards, Baritone Ukulele
Patrick J Smith - Producer, Bass, Guitar, Backup Vocals
Mickey Novak - Guitar
Deb Oh - Backup Vocals
Erick Lee - Additional synths
Alex Raderman - Drums
AND co-produced by Patrick J Smith of A Beacon School. Released with animated video by Adult Swim collaborator, Sam Hochman.
Patrick J Smith - Producer, Bass, Guitar, Backup Vocals
Mickey Novak - Guitar
Deb Oh - Backup Vocals
Erick Lee - Additional synths
Alex Raderman - Drums
AND co-produced by Patrick J Smith of A Beacon School. Released with animated video by Adult Swim collaborator, Sam Hochman.
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
Blue Canopy's 'Mild Anxiety' is the debut EP from Portland-based multi-instrumentalist, Alex Schiff. Under the Blue Canopy moniker, Alex combines versatile songwriting chops and timeless, exuberant melodies to comprise four distinct pieces that utilize nostalgia as a force to move forward.
Formerly the keyboardist and co-writer for indie band, Modern Rivals, Alex has shared the stage with bands such as Ra Ra Riot, Stars, and The Black Keys. The EP's lead single, "656" enlists the four other members of Modern Rivals (performing drums, guitar, bass, synth and backup vocals) as an official send-off to a relationship that was a formative part of Alex's youth and time living in New York City.
'Mild Anxiety' was co-produced by Patrick J Smith (A Beacon School).
Blue Canopy, Portland, Oregon, Mild Anxiety EP, 656, Alex Schiff, singer songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, dream pop, indie pop, alternative pop
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
Blue Canopy's 'Mild Anxiety' is the debut EP from Portland-based multi-instrumentalist, Alex Schiff. Under the Blue Canopy moniker, Alex combines versatile songwriting chops and timeless, exuberant melodies to comprise four distinct pieces that utilize nostalgia as a force to move forward.
Formerly the keyboardist and co-writer for indie band, Modern Rivals, Alex has shared the stage with bands such as Ra Ra Riot, Stars, and The Black Keys. The EP's lead single, "656" enlists the four other members of Modern Rivals (performing drums, guitar, bass, synth and backup vocals) as an official send-off to a relationship that was a formative part of Alex's youth and time living in New York City.
'Mild Anxiety' was co-produced by Patrick J Smith (A Beacon School).
Blue Canopy, Portland, Oregon, Mild Anxiety EP, 656, Alex Schiff, singer songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, dream pop, indie pop, alternative pop
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