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Biography
Biography
nightshades - Kelowna, BC
nightshades is a collaborative indie rock band, featuring four esteemed Canadian songwriters (Andrew Judah, Common Fires, DL Ranney, and N.Sherman). In a Beatles-esque timeshare of accessible, vibrant music; nightshades' sound is rich with psychedelic flourish, but anchored in melodic hooks and pop sensibility.
With all four members swapping vocal and instrumental duties, nightshades' live show is both visually and sonically dynamic. Complementary (but distinct) timbres, abilities, and songwriting styles blend on-stage in real-time: nightshades assembles a jigsaw puzzle of talent in front of their audience with every performance.
Since the band's inception in early 2023, nightshades has released two EPs ('It's Not Weird', 'Yellow and Green'), and will release their full-length debut record 'Reducer' on May 31st, 2024.
Music
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Reducer
‘Reducer', nightshades’ debut full-length record (May 31st, 2024), is a kaleidoscopic and diverse collection of songs recorded live-off-the-floor at the band's Kelowna, BC studio. With each member of nightshades (Andrew Judah, Common Fires, DL Ranney, N. Sherman) trading vocal and instrumental duties throughout the album’s ten songs, ‘Reducer’ is a calculated balancing act of deliberate eclecticism: an ambitious high-wire performance of both heart and mind.
An album of high contrast, 'Reducer' intends to surprise, thrill, and comfort its listeners. Certain tracks burst into vivid colour (‘2 Actors’, ‘Leave Space’, ‘Routine Blood Work’); other songs simmer with introspective reverie (‘Ultraviolet’, ‘Harsh Mellow’, ‘Suggestions?’). Warm synths swaddle the angular guitar-work, slinky bass lines cozy up with groovy drumming, and spacious vocal performances blossom into striking four-part harmony.
'Reducer’—performed by nightshades, and produced by Andrew Judah—will be released May 31st, 2024.