Speaker Face melds violins, cellos, electronics for a groovy folktronic sound that defines genre’s future; Trio’s groundbreaking “Crescent” out today.

“Organic-meets-synthetic... pure class, indisputable elegance, compositional invention and, above all, rich emotional rewards,” says Folk Radio (UK)
 
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Speaker Face (L-R): Eric Wright, Ruby Randall, Trent Freeman. Photo credit: Jen Squires.
 
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“An entrancing electronic sound that’s simultaneously familiar and completely original,” says MXDWN of the Speaker Face single “Work Friends,” while PopMatters claims that “Speaker Face marry hustle and float... classic, organic sounds with electronics for a combination that is simply otherworldly.”
 
[STREAM]: https://fanatic.lnk.to/SpeakerFace-WorkFriends
 
[VIDEO]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fh-ktNtrgM
 
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Speaker Face | In The Press
 

“Intricate instrumentation is accompanied by vocals seeping simultaneously with hopefulness and desperation. Attaches itself to the mind and soul.” – BTR Today
 
“Low-slung, confident, and cool... a tight fusion of electronic and acoustic elements.” — Independent Clauses
 
“Refreshing rhythms, dreamy vocals, bright strings, and solid hooks,” — Le Future Wave
 
“Slick synthpop... powered by violins and cellos that find the perfect midpoint between modern and classic vibes.” — Aupium
 
“Sounding like beautiful, esoteric study beats.” — Surviving The Golden Age
 
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Speaker Face
Crescent
Out Now
(S/R)
 
Streaming Link:
STREAM FULL LP
 

Track Listing:
01. Phosphorescence (STREAM | VIDEO)
02. Trevor
03. All My Mind
04. Work Friends (STREAM | VIDEO)
05. Please, allow me to show you something
06. Call Me Out
07. Rest
08. Dusted
09. Sick Mind
10. Crescent
 
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“It’s easy to get lost in the intimate waves of Speaker Face’s lush sound,” says Atwood Magazine about “Phosphorescence” by Speaker Face. About the song’s video, Treble says, “Gorgeous... graceful... dramatic climaxes and moments of beautiful grandeur.”
 
[STREAM]: https://fanatic.lnk.to/SpeakerFace-Phosphorescence
 
[VIDEO]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR0epNXu3uI
 
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About | “Phosphorescence” and “Work Friends” by Speaker Face
 
“‘Phosphorescence’ is a complicated love song for the west coast of British Columbia,” says Trent Freeman of Speaker Face. “While we feel so welcomed by the land and connected to the nature where I grew up, many people were displaced to allow our presence. ‘Phosphorescence’ is a thank you letter to those who were here long before us, specifically the Malchosen and the K’omoks first nations, and the early 1900s Japanese settlers, who were interned during WWII. We hope to see this beautiful place through their eyes.”
 
Freeman continues, “‘Phosphorescence’ was recorded at our home studio in Toronto. We love all the tactile hammer sounds of the Rhodes and the fingers plucking the violin, we wanted to have them present and tickling the ears. Capturing the violin part as a cascade of drips helped paint the west coast landscape. Ruby’s voice was recorded three different times in unison and mixed all around your head, so it feels like you’re swimming in the ocean of her voice. Working on this video with choreographer Jade Whitney was a dream. She connected so well with the song and moves in such a descriptive way that I can no longer separate the song from the dance. In my mind they grew simultaneously.”
 
As for the band’s single “Work Friends,” Freeman comments, “‘Work Friends’ speaks to the masks we wear in the workplace. Forced relationships playing out in environments unnaturally curated to make us our most productive. This track is a covert dance party for the freak hiding behind a tightly buttoned shirt and uncomfortable shoes. The tension built through the verse gives way to warmth and understanding in the chorus as layers of voice and violin sweep our thoughts to our deepest friendships.”
 
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About | Speaker Face
 
Toronto, Canada’s Speaker Face is a meeting of earth and electronics from two members of the JUNO award winning band The Fretless. Trent Freeman and Eric Wright are joined by Ruby Randall, whose voice haunts with an honest beauty that can’t be forgotten.
 
The band’s transportive new album Crescent (Out Now) is an immersive experience, layered with keys, beats, and atmospheric production, but also incorporating the propulsive strings that have made Freeman and Wright essential players in the mainstreaming of traditional Irish folk music with The Fretless.
 
“The violin is a very unique element in this genre of music,” Freeman says. “I approach it primarily as a groove instrument. I love the pulse and foundation it can create.”
 
Wright is a cellist in The Fretless and he brings the bass in Speaker Face, too.
 
“My inspirations are mostly derived from a hip-hop sensibility,” he says of the hypnotic beats he contributes to the album. “I’ve been making beats since I was 13-years-old. 2PAC, Dr. Dre, and Wu-Tang Clan were on repeat. For this album, I sampled crate vinyl for kick sounds and merged those with my own samples. The sampled vinyl with the liveliness of the natural samples creates the soundscape.”
 
Randall gilds the frame with her ethereal voice, which was recorded three different times in unison and “mixed all around your head so it feels like you’re swimming in the ocean of her vocals,” Freeman explains.
 
“I’m so excited to share these Speaker Face tunes with the world,” Randall adds. “Trent has poured himself into these songs and it has been an honor to be able to bring my voice to them.
 
Crescent, the latest album by Toronto-based trio Speaker Face is out now. Members of Speaker Face are available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.
 
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Speaker Face | Links
 
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Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion | Contact
 
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