Raised on equal parts roots music and Radiohead, Fish & Bird have received praise on both sides of the Atlantic for their refreshingly uncliched writing. This new batch of songs digs out the echoes from tavern walls and the depths of the ocean. The band’s signature left field arrangements, thoughtful lyrics, and poignant vocal delivery are all in fine form. As with their previous effort (2011′s WCMA-nominated effort Every Whisper Is A Shout Across The Void), the upcoming album was recorded in fiddler/producer Adam Iredale-Gray‘s childhood home on Mayne Island, which has been converted into a fully functioning recording studio. Iredale-Gray, along with lead singer/banjoist Taylor Ashton, drummer Ben Kelly, guitarist Ryan Boeur, and bassist Zoe Guigueno, gathered on the property where most of them originally met. The seclusion from the city and their history with the idyllic gulf island setting allowed them the focus and comfort to give the songs the attention they deserved. Breaks from recording were spent eating good food and canoeing in Campbell Bay. “Fish & Bird’s carefully planned, creative musical juxtapositions are a delight, all the better given the scarcity of such inventiveness in much of today’s safe, homogenised musical output.” -R2 Magazine (UK) “Fish & Bird are a unique force in the Canadian alt-country landscape.” - exclaim! Magazine "The most immediate observation about the album is the astonishing quality of the song-writing which is predominantly the work of founding member Taylor Ashton. Melody, both musical and vocal, is in abundance throughout the record with technical ability seguing seamlessly into great tunes. The most obvious comparison stylistically would be Lau who they resemble in spirit rather than song." - FATEA Records (UK)