July Talk
A high-tension conversation between a gravelly growl and a soaring soprano. Gritty, theatrical indie rock that feels like a black-and-white film come to life.
A high-tension conversation between a gravelly growl and a soaring soprano. Gritty, theatrical indie rock that feels like a black-and-white film come to life.
July Talk sounds like a midnight negotiation in a dimly lit alleyway. The core of their sound is the startling friction between Peter Dreimanis’s Tom Waits-esque, whiskey-cured growl and Leah Fay’s crystalline, agile soprano. It is music built on the concept of the 'push and pull,' where bluesy garage rock riffs provide a jagged foundation for melodies that feel both dangerous and deeply vulnerable.
What makes them truly distinctive is their commitment to the theatrical and the visual. Drawing from their backgrounds in film and contemporary dance, the band treats every song as a physical confrontation. There is a staticky, kinetic energy in their arrangements that mirrors the gender-bending subversion and interpersonal tension in their lyrics. They manage to be catchy enough for the radio while remaining weird enough for the art house.
To understand the hype, start with their 2016 album 'Touch'. It captures the band at their most cohesive, blending their raw garage-rock beginnings with a more sophisticated, cinematic production style. The title track and 'Push + Pull' perfectly encapsulate the magnetic, sometimes volatile chemistry that defines their entire discography.
July Talk is a Canadian alternative rock band formed in 2012 in Toronto, Ontario. The band consists of singers Peter Dreimanis and Leah Fay Goldstein, guitarist Ian Docherty, bassist Josh Warburton, drummer Danny Miles and auxiliary musician Dani Nash. The band has also performed and recorded music with artists Kyla Charter and James Baley. July Talk released its self-titled debut album with Sleepless Records on 16 October 2012 and its second album Touch on 9 September 2016. Universal Music Canada released an extended version of the album in 2013. July Talk received a Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year in 2015. The album went gold in Canada the same year. It was released to American audiences in the spring of 2015 through Island Records, and was joined by an EP in Canada titled For Your Bloodshot Eyes. With a reputation for explosive live shows, July Talk has found most of their following on the road. Since the release of their debut album, they have toured Canada, the United States, Europe, and Australia, and played numerous festivals, including the WayHome Music and Arts Festival near Toronto, Ontario; Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia; Voodoo Music + Arts Experience in New Orleans, Louisiana; Osheaga in Montreal, Quebec; Isle of Wight Festival in the UK; and Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, Texas. The band's second album, Touch, was released on 9 September 2016 by Sleepless Records in Canada, Island Records in the United States and Universal Music Group/Vertigo Records in Europe. "Push + Pull", the album's first single, held the #1 spot on the Canadian Alternative Radio charts for thirteen weeks in 2016 and was released on American Alternative Radio in September 2016.
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Shares alternative rock, garage rock, indie rock (subgenres); electric guitar, bass, drums (instrumentation)
Shares alternative rock, indie rock, art rock (subgenres); analog warmth, dynamic range, studio polished (production style)
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