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Nr : BMS011 Label : Be My Sibling │██ │█▓ ------------------------------------------------------------------ │██ │▓█ Release date: 2021-05-09 Retail date: 2021-03-26 │██ │██░   ▄▄▄  ▄▄      ▄▄  ▄██▄  ▄▄▄ ▐██▓░ ░█▀▐▌ ▄█▓▌  ▌ ▐██▓▐██▓▐░▐█▀█ ▐▓█▀███▄▄▄░ ▐█░▓ ▐██ ▐ █▌▐▌██ ██░ █ ██░▓  ░▄▄▄███▀█▓▐│ ▐█▀█▓▄▀▄▀▓▌█▀▓▄░  ▀██▄▐██ ▐ █▌█ ██ █▌  █ ▀███▓ ░▄▓▀▀▀ ░▓█▀█▐│ ▀ ▌▐▌▀▓▓▀ ▀   ▄█▌ ██ ▌ ▐█▌ █▌ ▐░▐█    ▄█  ▀ │██│ ▀▄▀▄▒░▓ ▓▀██▓  ▀▀▀   ▀  ▀▓  ▀█▓ ▓▀█▀   │██ ░ ▀▄▀▄                   █████▄▄      │██ ▐▌▐▌                   ▀░   ▓▀▄ ▄▓▄ ██ ▓▀▄▀                ▄▄▀      ▐▌  ▀  │██               █▓░     ▄█▀     ▓█              ░▀▄▄▄▄███░       ▓█                ▀▀▀▀▀          ██ ██ ██ ██ 1. Born To Win 3:30 ██ 2. Break Glass 2:35 ██ 3. Find Me 4:48 ██ 4. Til the Morning Comes 5:37 ██ 5. Sweet Tea 3:28 ██ 6. See the Light 3:43 ██ 7. Time Drain 4:01 ██ 8. Rain God 2:38 ██ 9. Three Star System 3:52 ██ 10. A Flower Blossomed 3:49 ██ ██ ██ ██ █▓ Total Runtime: 38:01 █▓ █░                 ▄             █                ▐██            ▓                ▓█▌░           ░                   ▀███████▓▀▀▀       ▓██▓░       ▄        ██▓  ▄▄   ▄▄▄▓ ░▓██▓ ░▀████▓      ██▌ ▄█▀█ ▐██  ██▀█ ▐█▀█▌ ░▓████▀░ ░ ░▀▀▄░ ▐█▄ ███▌▐██▓▐ ▐█▌ ▐█░▐█ ██░█░ ░▓█▐▀▀▄▀▄ ▄ ░ ▓ ▐█░▐▌██▓██▌░▐ ▐█▌ ██▓▀  █▌▄   ▀ ▐▌▐ █ ▓███ ██ ██▌ █ ▐█▌ ██▓░ ▐▀▀▀█▌ ░▒▄▀▄▀ █░ ░██▌ ██ ▐██ ▌░ █▌░ ▀█▄▄▓  ██▓ ▄▀▄▀ ░ │█▓   ▀   ▀▓ ▀▀▀   ▐█▓      ▄█▀   ▐▌▐▌ ▄ █▓                 ▀             ▀▄▀▄ ▀▓▀ ██ ░▄ ██│ Ego Death sees Beams moving in a bold new sonic direction û one that ██│ puts loud guitars centre-stage, but still makes room for the airy ██│ acoustic instrumentation that defined its sound until now. This ██│ evolution was the result of singer/songwriter Anna Mernieks-Duffield ██│ choosing to move from banjo to electric guitar and take a bigger role ██│ at centre stage ù a move supported by the rest of the band. Anna and ██│ vocalist Heather MazharÆs harmonies remain BeamsÆ calling card, while ██│ the psychedelic textures blend with irresistible melodies to transport ██│ listeners to a higher plane. ██│ ██│ The lyrics also take you on a journey: Ego Death is a narrative song ██│ cycle inspired by the concept of the ôheroÆs journeyö or monomyth. The ██│ archetypal heroic adventure, in which the protagonist goes on a journey ██│ from which they come back forever changed, resonated with Anna as she ██│ set off on her own quest. Ongoing mental health challenges had ██│ previously threatened her partnership with Beams drummer, Mike ██│ Mernieks-Duffield. ██│ ██│ ôI had a rough childhood. My trust issues made me break off our first ██│ engagement,ö says Anna. ôAnd then in the aftermath, I decided to start ██│ getting therapy. Ego Death is a collection of songs about working ██│ through different stages of my life.ö Happily, the couple were married ██│ in the fall of 2019. In the end, Ego Death is about shedding past ideas ██│ of self and embracing the joy of transformation. ██│ ██│ Tracked at Union Sound Company in Toronto by Alex Gamble (Fucked Up, ██│ Alvvays), Ego Death was recorded mostly live off the floor. AnnaÆs ██│ newfound centrality as frontwoman brings the band full circle, back to ██│ the start of its origin story. Beams began in 2011, when she sent out ██│ an open invitation to fellow musicians to help her perform her songs. ██│ They honed their sound through residencies at TorontoÆs iconic ██│ roots-rock venues like the Dakota Tavern, as well as DIY shows in ██│ garages, basements, front porches, and living rooms. ██│ ██│ The band connected with acclaimed producer Peter J. Moore (Cowboy ██│ Junkies) for their debut album, 2013Æs Just Rivers. The success of that ██│ record helped the band break out of Canada and into the US market, ██│ where they have become an audience favourite. That led to a connection ██│ with Chicago post-rock pioneer John McEntire (Tortoise, Broken Social ██│ Scene), who tracked their 2015 single, ôThe Gutters and the Glass.ö For ██│ their second album, Teach Me to Love (2018), Beams decamped to Toronto ██│ studio Union Sound Company (METZ, Weaves). While that record was the ██│ product of crisis and trauma, Ego Death is the joyful sound of ██│ recovery. ██ │▓█ │▓█ │██│ ██│ URL: http://beamstheband.com ██│ ██│     ██│        │██░  █▄     │██▓░        ▓███▄▄▄  ▐██▓     ░▓██▓ │▓█▀███▄▄▄░   ─────▐─────▐───▐─░▌───▄─────▐██▄──── ░▓████▀░ │█▀█▓▄▀▄▀▓▌█▀▓▄░  ─▄───│─────▌────▌─▐──▀▓▀───▐░▓▓███── ▓█▐▀▀▄▀▄ ▄ ░ ▌▐▌▀▓▓▀ ▀░ ▀▓▀──▌────▐─────▐─────────▐▓─────▐──  ▀ ▐▌▐ ▀▄▀▄▒░▓ ────▐─────├────▄█▌───────▄▌─────▐───  ░▒▄▀▄▀ ░ ▀▄▀▄ ─▄▄▄▌───▄▓▌───▐██▌──-███▄▌─────▐░───  ▄▀▄▀ ░ ▄ ▐▌▐▌ ███▓ ▐███░   ░▀▀▀▀  ▄▄▓▄▌  ▄   ▐▌▐▌ ▄ ▀▓▀ ▓▀▄▀       ▀▀▓  2 0 2 1    ▓ ▐███▓  ▀▓▀  ▀▄▀▄ ▀▓▀    ▐  ▓▓      ░▄