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Casual Listener

by Future States

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Judy Humphries
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Judy Humphries What a wonderful album! Intricately layered and intriguing, quirky, catchy, warm and inviting; impeccable vocal and refreshing combinations of instruments make this release a standout from start to finish.
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Forward 01:22
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Apostolic 03:13
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Lulu 03:54
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Violencia 03:29
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FF 02:33
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Sudo Su 03:51

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Recorded over a two week period at a church in Northern Ontario, Casual Listener, their first full length LP, sees Future States charting a path between two poles of their musical interest — pop songcraft and improvisation.

The arrangements for Apostolic, Lulu, Wish You Well and Violencia highlight the former, with carefully orchestrated melodic and rhythmic ideas, and meticulous attention paid to instrumental layers. In contrast,You Got It All Wrong, Regress to the Mean and the album's multiple interlude tracks showcase how the musical relationships within the band play out in real-time, with loose arrangements made possible by the freedom to improvise together and record late into the night in the church-turned-studio.

The quiet album closer Sudo Su pairs Bronson’s abstract lyrics with delicate vocal harmonies, eerie church organ, an ethereal ringing bell, and pizzicato cello performed by Christine Bronson, sampled and carefully re-arranged by Hyatt into Norman McLaren-esque percussive pops. Together, the songs on Casual Listener are testament to the venn-diagram that is Future States’ music—experimentation that feeds into polished pop.

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released October 28, 2016

Music written and performed by Future States
Recorded at St Matthew’s Cathedral, Timmins (Ontario)
Recorded/mixed by Daniel Gélinas (Studio Chocolat Chaud)
Mastered by Andy Magoffin at the House of Miracles
Additional backup vocals on You Got It All Wrong by Maria Bronson
Cello on Sudo Su performed by Christine Bronson
Artwork by Émile Cantin

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Ottawa / Montreal // Wonk / Pop

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