New striking strokes

8 December 2023

Band: CANYONS AND LOCUSTS
Who: Two-piece act – Justin Keane (vocals, guitar) and Amy Young (drums, backing vocals) – from Boston, MA. Fueled by the current chaos of the world and an urgent need to be part of the conversation, the two took the indie rock foundation they built in previous bands and upped the ante by adding new levels of noise via pervasive, edgy guitar sounds, low and thundery drumbeats, and emotional vocals.

New single: TO ART BELL

Keane: “Somewhere in the late ’90s when we were all scared of Y2K and the end of the world and there was just that energy — especially in NYC where Amy and I both lived at the time — I discovered Art Bell’s show and would usually listen to that late at night and into the early AM. It was this glorious mishmash of chupacabra and Bigfoot and reverse speech and exorcism and not anything like what we think of as ‘conspiracy theory’ today.”

TUTV: OMG! This jagged jackhammer hit my ears on the spot. Imagine AC/DC’s
over-aged school boy Angus Young doing what he does best, playing the same riff
over and over again, and Sonic Youth doing what they did best, turning up the amps,
the hubbub and the noizz. Add hefty drumming and biting vocals and what we get is
a badass beast of a blast. Fasten your seat-belt.

“when your sacred texts go round
when your secret’s upside down
when the area’s been cordoned off like trash
god save it to the grave it’s to Art Bell
when the secret turns out just like sour mash
god save it to the grave it’s to Art Bell
when the aliens send word to space rock clash
god save it to the grave it’s to Art Bell
when the Coast to Coast goes calling out like M*A*S*H
god save it to the grave it’s to Art Bell”

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