By Will McGuirk

“It feels sort of like an internal banter about love in conjunction with some apocalyptic survey,” - Colyn Cameron

“Actively seeking self improvement and pursuing positive changes over neutrality and repetition. Leaving unhealthy habits behind and holding yourself accountable for your own actions and behaviors” - Chemical Club

“When I wrote ‘Night Crawling,’ it was a reflective moment of particular times. That kind of NYC that held art in its grip, strong enough to keep it safe and dangerous enough to keep it interesting” - John Cale

“Freakout/Release is about pent-up energy and the need for release, and escape. It’s also about making sense of music, and at times being plagued by the thing you focus on - music never leaves my head for a second, which is usually a good feeling, but it can feel claustrophobic at times too.” - Hot Chip

By Will McGuirk

"I was thinking about cycles when I wrote this. Life, death and all points in between. About how things change and how things seem to just stay the same. The only thing I want to stay the same is my family, so that what I wrote about. I recorded it straight thru too, no cutting up the vocals because Butcher Brown cut they demos straight through, that was the only way to do it. This whole collaboration has been a gem and I’m excited to share this music." - Michael Millions

“The songs themselves are a study of proximity, bringing big fears into small spaces. They’re intimate examinations of a world that often overwhelms." - Jenny Berkel

“That all tech progress is fruitful, but maybe not always ready. And that maybe it's just my own occasional aversion to this kind of societal focus that is awry, but not necessarily having the right view. It’s inspired by that and All Algorithmic realities.” - Colyn Cameron

“This song, along with the hopes of raising autism awareness, carries a special notion in general that we should remember to cherish and protect the ones we love in our lives. Sometimes we can be all they have, or vice versa.” - “A R I Z O N A

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Valerie June, Colyn Cameron, Chemical Club, A Family Curse, John Cale, Hot Chip, and Kodaline

Slowcity.ca Open Mic: Butcher Brown & Michael Millions, Valerie June, Jenny Berkel, Colyn Cameron, Triptides, Matoma and ARIZONA, Datura4, and Bruno Capinan