Here’s some amazing new music from Montreal’s Ian Jarvis, aka Chairs. Ian also plays as a member of indie bossa kings EXPWY, but his second solo album sees him strike out in a number of different directions. Our favourite moments are, naturally, the most electronic, when Chairs sounds like a more raw Grizzly Bear making experimental synth-pop, as on album opener “Indestructible Machine.” But the quieter and folkier moments of the record are equally strong, and sometimes remind of Timber Timbre, like on “Three in the Morning” and “Heart”.

A terrific album from a very exciting new artist. Stream all of The Droning of an Insect Wing on Bandcamp.

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