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3-4 Weeks
ARTIST
TITLE
Continue As Amery
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
LSSN 092LP LSSN 092LP
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RELEASE DATE
7/19/2024

"Continue As Amery is the debut album by Montreal-based artist Amery. Formerly recording under the moniker Alpen Glow, Continue As Amery sees the songwriter step out into a bold, colorful world full of pop hooks, snagging feelings of abandon and the mornings after. Amery Sandford began releasing as Alpen Glow in 2020 after years playing in punk groups in Newfoundland and as half of Montreal pop duo Born At Midnite (Arbutus). Recorded in Montreal by David Carriere (TOPS, Marci), Patrick Holland, and Kristian North, Continue As Amery is a blast of melodic joie de vivre. On her debut Sandford brings her punk and DIY credentials into sharp focus on 8 perfect pop odes to city living, making mistakes and figuring it out as you go along. Suffuse with powerful imagery and an almost uncanny talent at spinning out hooks brimming with humor and spirit, Amery's soundworld is informed by friendship, experience and by her day job as a renowned illustrator and visual artist. Each song is rich with story. Featuring live band members Sarah Harris, Jack Bielli, and Frank Climenhage, the singer bristles to get out of her stifling hometown while lamenting the wide-eyed adventurer who left for the big city. As an illustrator and visual artist, Sandford's images detail dancing instrument-clad animals, party scenes that nod to historical image making heavy hitters like Hieronymus Bosch and Ludwig Bemelmans. On "Miracles," Amery deals in bold pop production and her yearning to escape into fantasy, given wings by Korgs and drum machines. On "Rocker Blues," originally by French artist FR David, Amery brings the heavy with synth-guitar and an undeniable chorus. "C9" is in some ways the album's centerpiece, a mid-tempo funk jam and duet with Montreal stalwart Fireball Kid, it's the party just out of reach on the horizon."