Crown Lands
High-voltage progressive rock that pairs soaring falsetto with intricate, heavy instrumentation. Deeply cinematic music rooted in nature and resistance.
High-voltage progressive rock that pairs soaring falsetto with intricate, heavy instrumentation. Deeply cinematic music rooted in nature and resistance.
Crown Lands sounds like a massive, multi-member orchestra distilled into the bodies of just two people. It is a wall of sound built from Moog bass pedals, shimmering 12-string guitars, and drumming that feels both tribal and mathematically precise. The vocals are a force of nature, reaching stratospheric heights that recall the golden age of 70s prog while maintaining a modern, urgent edge.
What makes them truly distinctive is the marriage of virtuoso technicality with profound social purpose. While many prog bands get lost in abstract fantasy, this duo uses their complex arrangements to tell stories of Indigenous history and the reclamation of stolen land. The music feels ancient and futuristic at once, utilizing analog warmth to ground their sprawling, multi-part epics.
Start with the album Fearless. It is their most realized statement, featuring the eighteen-minute odyssey Starlifter: Fearless Pt. II, which showcases their ability to move from delicate acoustic passages to thunderous, heavy-rock climaxes without losing the listener's attention.
Crown Lands is a Canadian rock music duo from Oshawa, Ontario. The band consists of vocalist/drummer Cody Bowles, and guitarist/bassist/keyboardist Kevin Comeau. With prog-rock influences, the duo compose music and lyrics inspired by Indigenous resistance to colonialism. They have stated that their name, "Crown Lands", communicates a desire to disrupt the concept of Canadian "crown land", or government-held lands stolen from First Nations. Crown Lands won the Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021. The band were also nominated for Rock Album of the Year. Their sophomore album Fearless was nominated for Rock Album of the Year at the 2024 Juno Awards. Their album Ritual II was nominated for Instrumental Album of the Year at the 2026 Juno Awards.
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