Thus Owls
Thus Owls have returned with an expansive, audacious and beautiful new double-album: Who Would Hold You If The Sky Betrayed Us? is a saxophone-studded journey by one of Canada's most daring acts, an explosion of improv, poetry and visionary rock'n'roll that seeks to understand what it means to be—and belong.
Founded in Stockholm, based in Montreal, Thus Owls is the ongoing creative project of Erika and Simon Angell. The duo's fifth album sees them continue their tradition of reinvention, turning to longtime collaborator Samuel Joly (drums), but also to a trio of saxophone players/composers: Claire Devlin (tenor), Adam Kinner (tenor) and Jason Sharp (bass sax). The aim was not just to feature a glossy smear of horns, but to invent a startling musical language—one which reflected the Angells' roots in jazz and improv, and their dream of a vivid, interwoven sound.
Thus Owls have returned with an expansive, audacious and beautiful new double-album: Who Would Hold You If The Sky Betrayed Us? is a saxophone-studded journey by one of Canada's most daring acts, an explosion of improv, poetry and visionary rock'n'roll that seeks to understand what it means to be—and belong.
Founded in Stockholm, based in Montreal, Thus Owls is the ongoing creative project of Erika and Simon Angell. The duo's fifth album sees them continue their tradition of reinvention, turning to longtime collaborator Samuel Joly (drums), but also to a trio of saxophone players/composers: Claire Devlin (tenor), Adam Kinner (tenor) and Jason Sharp (bass sax). The aim was not just to feature a glossy smear of horns, but to invent a startling musical language—one which reflected the Angells' roots in jazz and improv, and their dream of a vivid, interwoven sound.