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20 January 2024

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: SOO ALL THE WAY

The extra “o” in the title’s “Soo” is certainly deliberate, as it’s a shoutout from the noise-rock duo to Sault Ste. Marie, the international border cities of Michigan and Ontario – dubbed the “Soo” – that have a special place in the heart of Justin Keane.

Keane: “For my work, I am part of a mentoring group based out of Sault Ste. Marie,
and through that group I’ve met some of the coolest and nicest people in my life. One of the things they mention is that while the winters can be pretty long – and rough, but also beautiful – the summers are so lovely and the time when many folks take to their cabins and camps and cottages for vacation. So, thematically… it’s just about that cycle of going inward in the winter and outward in the summer – going ‘Soo All The Way.’”

TUTV: Soo All The Way is a mean motherrocker that easily could have been on an early Sonic Youth or Dinosaur Jr album. Distorted guitars, raw and rough. Sturdy drum hits. Expressive and punchy vocals. DIY rock ‘n’ roll at its razor blade sharpest. Hells bells.

It’s true what they say
it’s soo all the way
every winter’s a lie
set for the fourth of july

it’s free now
you go all the way
it’s free now
and it’s over in time

it’s true what you read
the soo is all i need

it’s free now
you go all the way
it’s free now
and it’s over in time”

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