AFTERNOON BIKE RIDE - Glossover - LP - Silver Vinyl

LP - Limited Edition Silver Vinyl. 

Endearing Montreal-based trio Afternoon Bike Ride release their second album Glossover via Friends of Friends. Consisting of Lia Kurihara (vocals, guitar, programming), David Tanton (vocals, guitar, drums, programming), and Éloi Le Blanc-Ringuette (vocals, keys, drums, programming), Afternoon Bike Ride is a lo-fi folk trio providing a comfort zone in audio form. It's in the name. When all three artists are together, their chemistry culminates into one organic and lush sound. Sonics that feel natural and freeing, as if fireside with a handful of microphones and instruments and toys. "An audio diary," the band describes, "of what we know will be our most cherished memories." The band has released a series of cohesive projects where field recordings blend with ambient, acoustic, folk, and pop. A cauldron of genres they stir during each song. With precision, Afternoon Bike Ride presents a soothing sound all their own, one that continues to expand and deliver with each new release.

Their second album Glossover is genreless, yet familiar. It’s an album simultaneously beside a campfire and within a cafe. It's with you on a long car ride, and while helping a loved one or checking in on a friend. Bliss and loss, and love and grief breathing as one. There's a "found footage" aspect, with quiet backup vocals and fluttering harmonies that sound like angels flying away. There are outtakes that feel like we're behind-the-scenes. Cozy and sincere. Talking while cooking, daydreaming in a sunswept daze. While their sound is unique and very much their own, this band is still relatively new. The three artists gathered traction with their debut EP ‘Sugarbloom’ in 2019 and further evolved with their self-titled debut LP in 2021. While initial stems and demos were emailed back and forth, the group put the finishing touches on Glossover while in a cabin in St. Donat, Quebec. "We've been pegged as three separate entities," the band says, "and for this album especially, we really felt as one unit writing and creating for ABR and nothing else."

Throughout their new album and discography, we hear songs that speak on self growth. Songs about escaping responsibilities and getting away with the person you love. Songs that feel nostalgic, connected to friends. "At the end of the day," Lia says, "the lesson is to prioritize love– love for one’s self, family, community, planet."

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Musubi
2. For The Breakdowns
3. Summertime
4. Before We Don't Have Time
5. Nothing In Particular
6. Glossover (Ft. Lowswimmer)
7. Ensemble Mais Perdu (Ft. Robert Robert)

Side B
1. Bois Dormant
2. When We Were The Same (Ft. Qyeme)
3. A Thousand Pounds
4. Not Ideal
5. All On Me
6. Good Company
7. Tom's Song