专辑简介

The Rapids are a rootsy, folky, punky, rocky outfit based in The Ottawa Valley. Culling members from such bands as The PepTides, The Rebel Wheel, and The Widows Jane, The Rapids mix these several different styles seamlessly. Their music is straight ahead but with a few twists along the way. It is guitar-oriented yet uses synthesizers and modern sonics freely. Traditional instruments like banjo and mandolin often rub shoulders with drum machines and arpeggiated synthesizers.

The band has a both male female lead vocals and their style has a similar flavour as Whitehorse, July Talk and The Civil Wars. The whole band sings and several songs on the CD have a huge vocal sound as a result. The band tends to record their material in the studio as a unit, so there is an urgency and authenticity to their sound that the additional post production elements enhances.