Photo by Esther Spiegelman
Letchi is the musical persona of Montreal, Quebec based singer-songwriter Nick Trode and, utilizing amazing talents of other musicians from across the country (Lucio Jara, Alexy Guerer, Geoff Macfarlane, Anh Phung and Dylan Keating), has just released the 5 song EP, "Static". Track 3: "Take My Advice" swirls and turns on beautiful piano chords, dynamic drumming, guitar rhythms, a bass that pushes hard anchored to the drum's downbeat, pop electric guitar and more. All of these elements intertwined with jazz pop tentacles that wrap around the entire production. It is so utterly beautiful and provides a dense, lush pool for Nick's vox to swim in, to breach the surface in emotional ways. His vocal aesthetic holds tension and pain, backing vox holding longing. There is the sense that Nick is pushing his voice to the point of failing, internally and externally. The entire song and production is dramatic, to say the least, but beautiful in it's passion. In some way it feels like a crushing slow dance where the participants don't end up together in the end. Dip into Letchi's art, his beautiful melancholia enhanced by like minded musicians who want to make music that makes them and us feel something. Links below.
-Robb Donker Curtius
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THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
http://www.letchimusic.ca/
https://letchi.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/letchimusic/
https://www.instagram.com/letchi_music/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgKlnZpqh789P041eE3e6cQ
https://soundcloud.com/letchi_music
Montreal, Quebec: Letchi has been hard at work the last four years creating and sharing his musical projects within North America. Under the pseudonym, Canadian singer-songwriter Nick Trode has promoted and expanded his artistic approach with charismatic performances, rhythmic instrumentals and authentic vocals.
He’s previously played originals alongside The Tragically Hip’s guitarist, Rob Baker, and lent his talents on guitar to Toronto-based artist, Avery Florence, for shows at Canadian Music Week (CMW) and the annual Santa Teresa festival. In recent months he's collaborated with Montreal based artist Hansom Ēli, showcasing his vocals on "Rift", a single released as apart of their Better Days EP.
Notably, in the fall of 2020, Letchi was a recipient of the Artist Development Grant. With the support of Factor Canada, he has spent the year working tirelessly to bring new music, videos and artwork to life.
Born out of the desire to shake loose an older sound, his new Factor Funded project, a 5-song EP entitled The Static, aims to be his most ambitious work to date. With larger arrangements drawn from the musical talents of Lucio Jara, Alexy Guerer, Geoff Macfarlane, Anh Phung and Dylan Keating, the world of Letchi is growing. Encompassed in themes of movement and tales on the inevitability of a changing environment, The Static marks a step into a strange new world with an awakened curiosity and eagerness to grow.
With new music and videos on the horizon and a plan to continue live touring across Canada, Letchi is ready to let loose.
"come on, steer the wheel"
http://www.letchimusic.ca/
https://letchi.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/letchimusic/
https://www.instagram.com/letchi_music/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgKlnZpqh789P041eE3e6cQ
https://soundcloud.com/letchi_music
Montreal, Quebec: Letchi has been hard at work the last four years creating and sharing his musical projects within North America. Under the pseudonym, Canadian singer-songwriter Nick Trode has promoted and expanded his artistic approach with charismatic performances, rhythmic instrumentals and authentic vocals.
He’s previously played originals alongside The Tragically Hip’s guitarist, Rob Baker, and lent his talents on guitar to Toronto-based artist, Avery Florence, for shows at Canadian Music Week (CMW) and the annual Santa Teresa festival. In recent months he's collaborated with Montreal based artist Hansom Ēli, showcasing his vocals on "Rift", a single released as apart of their Better Days EP.
Notably, in the fall of 2020, Letchi was a recipient of the Artist Development Grant. With the support of Factor Canada, he has spent the year working tirelessly to bring new music, videos and artwork to life.
Born out of the desire to shake loose an older sound, his new Factor Funded project, a 5-song EP entitled The Static, aims to be his most ambitious work to date. With larger arrangements drawn from the musical talents of Lucio Jara, Alexy Guerer, Geoff Macfarlane, Anh Phung and Dylan Keating, the world of Letchi is growing. Encompassed in themes of movement and tales on the inevitability of a changing environment, The Static marks a step into a strange new world with an awakened curiosity and eagerness to grow.
With new music and videos on the horizon and a plan to continue live touring across Canada, Letchi is ready to let loose.
"come on, steer the wheel"
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