For Toronto-via- Saskatchewan’s multi-instrumentalist baroque pop prince, it comes in the form of a self-titled debut from his hometown band, Foxwarren. '.a gleaming eye for detail and a kind of subliminal richness that seems to bring a golden light to whatever situation you find yourself listening to it in.Andy Shauf’s excellent 2016 album The Party – a wallflower indie pop concept album about the depressing aspects of drinking and socializing – brought his approach and sound to the mainstream, making fans eager for his next offering. 'Expect his voice to be by your side for years to come.' - DIY Mag '.Shauf has always had a way of portraying characters and telling their stories in the most delicate and piercing ways.' - The Line Of Best Fit '.one of the single most promising voices to emerge from Canada in recent memory.' - Flood Magazine '.recalls classic pop songwriters in the vein of Harry Nilsson or Randy Newman, coupled with the plainspoken timbre of a Paul Simon, albeit with a laconic Canadian drawl.' - NPR Music We've been a band for 10 years or so and never properly released an album, so this is special for the four of us.”įoxwarren video ‘Everything Apart’ on YouTube I'm excited to get it out into the world and have other people listen to it.

All of us trying to make something better than we previously had. Making the album was such an enjoyable time - the collaboration and frustration of it all. My touring and recording schedule got pretty wild over the past three or four years, so it put the Foxwarren album on the backburner.

Now a decade into the project of Foxwarren, Shauf reflects on their debut release: “So much time and effort went into making this album it's something I think we're all really proud of. “With the band’s blessing, we set to work on creating our own micro cold-war thriller, paying homage to era tropes like zoom-heavy camerawork, trench coats, and analogue tech.” “Combined with Andy’s existential lyrics, the song’s propulsive feel reminded us of the noir-ish tension of classic spy thrillers like ‘The Conversation’, ‘Three Days of The Condor’, and ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’,” explained the video’s directors, the Ft. The four-piece previously released its first song 'Everything Apart' the driving krautrock, drum machine backbone of the song evokes a ticking clock – a race against time. The band's name comes from the Kissick brothers’ family home in Foxwarren, Manitoba. Upon their return, Foxwarren was forced to relocate and recording resumed back in Regina in a rented house where the members lived as roommates. The initial sessions for their self-titled debut – coming out November 30th via ANTI- Records – began ten years ago in the Kissicks’ parents’ farmhouse while they were away on vacation. Growing up in scattered small towns across the Canadian prairies, Foxwarren is comprised of singer songwriter Andy Shauf (guitars/keys/vocals) and his childhood friends Dallas Bryson (guitar/vocals) and brothers Darryl Kissick (bass) and Avery Kissick (drums & percussion) who eventually found themselves in Regina, Saskatchewan. Foxwarren have a bad habit of never finishing vocal melodies and lyrics before we finish the music, so it made it a bit tricky and ended up being overhauled at the last minute.” “It went through quite a few versions if I remember correctly. “It was a guitar riff that I'd been playing for a few years at least, trying to figure out what to do with it,” adds Shauf. “We tinkered with it for ages and ended up drastically reworking it the weekend it was recorded, but we knew early on that it was going to be the opening song on the record,” Darryl said. ‘To Be’ was one of the first songs written for the project – listen to it here. As college friends, Foxwarren - Andy Shauf (guitars/keys/vocals) and his childhood friends Dallas Bryson (guitar/vocals) and brothers Darryl Kissick (bass) and Avery Kissick (drums & percussion) - initially bonded over Pedro the Lion and drew influence from The Band and Paul Simon.

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