Afternoon Bike Ride - Glossover

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: FOF214LP
Barcode: 4062548047660
Release Date: 10 Feb 2023
Genre: Experimental/Electronic

Endearing Montreal-based trio Afternoon Bike Ride announce their forthcoming second album ‘Glossover’, set to be released in February 2023 via Friends of Friends. Consisting of Lia Kurihara (vocals, guitar, programming), David Tanton (vocals, guitar, drums, programming), and Éloi Le Blanc-Ringuette (vocals, keys, drums, programming), Afternoon Bike Ride is a lo-fi folk trio providing a comfort zone in audio form. It's in the name. When all three artists are together, their chemistry culminates into one organic and lush sound. Sonics that feel natural and freeing, as if fireside with a handful of microphones and instruments and toys. "An audio diary," the band describes, "of what we know will be our most cherished memories." The band has released a series of cohesive projects where field recordings blend with ambient, acoustic, folk, and pop. A cauldron of genres they stir during each song. With precision, Afternoon Bike Ride presents a soothing sound all their own, one that continues to expand and deliver with each new release.

Their second album ‘Glossover’ is genreless, yet familiar. It’s an album simultaneously beside a campfire and within a cafe. It's with you on a long car ride, and while helping a loved one or checking in on a friend. Bliss and loss, and love and grief breathing as one. There's a "found footage" aspect, with quiet backup vocals and fluttering harmonies that sound like angels flying away. There are outtakes that feel like we're behind-the-scenes. Cozy and sincere. Talking while cooking, daydreaming in a sunswept daze. While their sound is unique and very much their own, this band is still relatively new. The three artists gathered traction with their debut EP ‘Sugarbloom’ in 2019 and further evolved with their self-titled debut LP in 2021. While initial stems and demos were emailed back and forth, the group put the finishing touches on ‘Glossover’ while in a cabin in St. Donat, Quebec. "We've been pegged as three separate entities," the band says, "and for this album especially, we really felt as one unit writing and creating for ABR and nothing else."

Throughout their new album and discography, we hear songs that speak on self growth. Songs about escaping responsibilities and getting away with the person you love. Songs that feel nostalgic, connected to friends. "At the end of the day," Lia says, "the lesson is to prioritize love– love for one’s self, family, community, planet."

TRACKLISTING
A1 Musubi
A2 For The Breakdowns
A3 Summertime
A4 Before We Don't Have Time
A5 Nothing In Particular
A6 Glossover (Ft. Lowswimmer)
A7 Ensemble Mais Perdu (Ft. Robert Robert)
B1 Bois Dormant
B2 When We Were The Same (Ft. Qyeme)
B3 A Thousand Pounds
B4 Not Ideal
B5 All On Me
B6 Good Company
B7 Tom's Song