PICK A PIPER - Dandelion - LP - Vinyl [MAR 27]

LP - Standard Edition Black Vinyl. the 4th Pick a Piper studio album, "Dandelion". Released on Toronto imprint Halocline Trance.

Pick a Piper is a Toronto-based electronica duo featuring Caribou drummer Brad Weber and vocalist–songwriter Sophia Alexandra. Their music pairs catchy, ethereal vocals with warm synths, upbeat percussion, and a distinctive sense of sound design that feels both grounded and vulnerable. 

The duo’s live show is an intoxicating blend of vibrant physicality and immersive lights and visuals, creating an experience that is both danceable and hypnotic. Pulsing with momentum, vocally driven and haunting, it radiates a charisma that unites the band and audience in cathartic release. 

Dandelion is an album that explores the human experience of holding multiple truths and opposing emotions at once: loving while letting go, feeling wounded yet brave, being isolated yet deeply connected, seeking both change and stability, and preserving hope amid sadness. It reflects on how we exist within the space between these contrasts, while calling for resilience and the deep courage to recognize that growth is possible, and inherently beautiful, even in life’s most difficult moments. Like the dandelion itself, the album symbolizes the courage, strength, and resilience required to overcome adversity, not only in our individual lives but also within our shared human experience.

Dandelion is a blissful yet moody, genre-hopping blend of melodic electronica, breaks, UK garage, 808 bass music, IDM, and fourth-world synth nostalgia. The production pairs ethereal vocal earworms with skippy beats, bass-heavy kicks, warm subs, hyperactive percussion, woozy synths, organic textures, and expansive sound design, delivered with a lovingly human-curated feel.

The result is music that is uplifting yet contemplative, playful yet somber, intricate yet tangled, and deeply introspective.

Tracklist: 

01. Holding On Again
02. Dissonant Hearts
03. Look Around
04. Emerald
05. Histerica Historica (feat. Mabe Fratti) 
06. Skip Step (feat. Mabe Fratti)
07. Escape From
08. Raindrops
09. Smile (feat. Introverted Dancefloor)