Madfolk

Description

The new self-titled album from the Toronto indie-rock band madfolk, a true revelation, shines a light on a young group on the cusp of a promising career. Catchy guitars, punchy drums, powerful bass, and infectious choruses: madfolk delivers nine tracks of sparkling indie-rock. You can hear lyrics tinged with emo and alt-country influences, with an early 2000s sound reminiscent of bands like Gin Blossoms and Third Eye Blind. It's all infused with youthful energy and a gift for crafting subtle yet effective pop melodies. Typically Torontonian, the band wrote the album while living in a shared apartment just steps from their current label, Royal Mountain Records, and recorded it nearby. Having played together in various bands during their high school years, they possess, at just 24, an experience that many bands only acquire much later. Madfolk is the kind of album that only friends who have stayed close through life's ups and downs, searching for identity, can create. In the end, they don't claim to have the answers, but instead present snapshots of the chaos and disorder inherent in that search. The band sought to transform this uncertainty and angst into something exhilarating. In doing so, they have also infused depth into their work, creating a second album that reflects the true essence of a band finally becoming what it was meant to be.