The band known as CANADA has fast become the answer to the stuffy misaligned garage scene that has largely monopolized Detroit's weary image in the minds of the masses. THIS is what music from the mitten is about...and it's the scene you should've been hearing from all along.

CANADA is a seven piece musical collective hailing from the Ann Arbor area of Michigan. CANADA was conceived in late 2004 when a group of mild mannered acquaintances who all happened to play various musical machines gathered together in a basement full of rain and chandeliers and began writing. Shortly after, they convened on a farm just outside of Ann Arbor and crafted their songs from the air and from the earth. From these gatherings came the beginnings to what would lead up to This Cursed House.

CANADA has just wrapped up a tour with Page France as well as a short tour with their dear friends Saturday Looks Good to Me. Please prepare yourself to feel overly charmed. Imagine a scenario where The Arcade Fire shows up at Sufjan's backwoods cabin with blankets and board games, and you'll likely capture the aura that has surrounded such an incredibly "worth it" band.


A Bit About 'This Cursed House':

It's finally here and we couldn't be more proud. Made for everyone living within Detroit and its surrounding populous comes "This Cursed House", the debut from 7 southern michiganders with an obviously envious eye to the north. Recorded in the dark of winter on a sound board originally built and used in the early 80's to mix portions of the 2nd & 3rd installments of the Star Wars trilogy comes an unexpectedly warm record of art-folk arrangements featuring dual cellists, melodica, shout & response vocals, glockenspiel and rhodes piano.


Canada 'This Cursed House' One Sheet: .pdf