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by Zoe Lebrun<\/b><\/p>\n
The subgenre of art rock is generally described as being music that involves challenging, avant-garde, unconventional, or experimental musical elements. By this definition, one could come to the conclusion that Suuns is practically the epitome of modern art rock. With the release of their LP <\/span>Felt, <\/span><\/i>recent music video for their song \u201cLook No Further\u201d, and upcoming Canadian tour on the way, we talked to guitarist Joe Yarmush, to find out more about this intriguing group.<\/span><\/p>\n The Montr\u00e9al-based band began a little over a decade ago when Yarmush met Ben Shemie (vocals and guitar). Yarmush recounted, \u201cBen and I were at a party talking about Spiritualized, My Bloody Valentine, Gonzi, and bands like that, and we just hit it off and decided to maybe get together and play music once in a while. We did that off and on for, six months, maybe, and then we were ready to record with the band at point, that was back in 2007 . . . We got Liam [O\u2019Neill, drummer] first, and then Max [Henry, bass] was friends with Liam, so the pieces just sort of fell together.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Over the past years, the band has molded their sound into something completely unique from most other bands in Canada\u2019s music scene, but that\u2019s not to say that they themselves haven\u2019t changed since the beginning of their careers as well. On the band\u2019s evolution, Yarmush commented, \u201cWhen we put out our first record, it was more rock-sounding, almost post-punk, a lot of angular guitars and stuff. The electronics were sort of in the backseat then, and it slowly morphed into more drum machines and synth-driven songs and melodies.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Suuns has always been unafraid to push the boundaries of their music and go against the norm. \u201cWe\u2019re still a niche sort of band, and that allows us to do a lot of things that if you\u2019re more popular, you might feel pressured not to try,\u201d Yarmush stated, \u201cwe\u2019re just trying to push music for ourselves as far as we can take it. I guess in general, we\u2019re just trying to approach it honestly and make something that challenges people a little bit. Not all the time, but there\u2019s definitely an element of challenge through our music for sure.\u201d Part of this challenge for listeners lies in the lack of immediacy when it comes to Suuns\u2019 music. Yarmush added, \u201cearly on I think we were really inspired by punk bands and a do-it-yourself attitude, and now we\u2019re in a different stage of our lives and just want something that\u2019s more complex and not easily-deciphered upon first listening . . . it\u2019s not an immediate positive reaction or like an overwhelming embrace of our band. I\u2019ve been told it takes a few listens.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n The music videos that accompany Suuns\u2019 songs are equally as distinctive as their music. Their recently released music video for the song \u201cLook No Further\u201d off of their latest album <\/span>Felt<\/span><\/i> presents a thought-provoking and almost eerie scene, with children discussing magic and the metaphysical. \u201cOur drummer Liam was actually in charge of that one,\u201d Yarmush mentioned, \u201chis friend had made this film about kids in Cuba, so it\u2019s actually just scenes from this short film that\u2019s just cut together to our music by the director of the film… it\u2019s not a video that was built from the ground-up, so I think that\u2019s a first for our video catalogue.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Suuns will be playing live shows until mid-December, with plans to possibly start another record in the new year. Yarmush disclosed, \u201cthere are no concrete plans, I couldn\u2019t give you any specific details, but it seems to me that almost every January or two we start working on a new record, whether or not that happens quickly or slowly remains to be seen.\u201d As of right now, the band is busy gearing up for their upcoming tour, which will also be making its way to Winnipeg this fall. \u201cWe haven\u2019t played in Canada that much, to be honest, so this will be a nice turn of events\u201d, Yarmush added, \u201cI love the venue in Winnipeg, the Good Will, so I\u2019m actually really excited to go back there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n You can listen to or buy Suuns\u2019 music on almost every platform imaginable; physical copies of their records can be bought at their live shows, ordered in at most record stores, and digital copies can be bought or listened to online! <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Zoe Lebrun The subgenre of art rock is generally described as being music that involves challenging, avant-garde, unconventional, or experimental musical elements. 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