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Afternoon Bike Ride

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  • Streaming + Download

    Pre-order of Afternoon Bike Ride. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
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    releases September 10, 2021

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Includes digital pre-order of Afternoon Bike Ride. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    digital album releases September 10, 2021
    item ships out on or around September 24, 2021
    Purchasable with gift card

      $18 USD or more 

     

1.
Dog Years (feat. Middle School) 02:14
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2.
Before The Fall (feat. Ryan Hemsworth)
3.
It's Alright (feat. Imagiro)
4.
Sunday Sketch 03:04
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5.
I Can Only Imagine
6.
Terrace Rain
7.
Grid Search (feat. Sleepy Fish)
8.
If I Was A Bird (feat. Kogane)
9.
C'était (feat. Naji)
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It's OK, I'm Here (feat. Eli Bishop)
11.
Summer Plums
12.
Sprinkler Oasis (feat. santpoort)
13.
Tomorrow (feat. Aso)
14.
I'm Glad You're Happy (feat. Park Bird)
15.
Rise Again

about

********** 'Afternoon Bike Ride’ is set to be released on LP and digital on September 24, 2021 (not September 10) **********

Montreal based trio Afternoon Bike Ride blend alluring dream-pop vocals, lo-fi beat music, sensitive acoustic instrumentation and leftfield production to create an irresistible post-genre signature sound. Set for release on September 24, their self titled debut album is a sonic hug that collects 15 tracks conveying messages of self-love, kindness, community and hope. These songs lyrically flurry over instrumentals meant to incline the listener to pause their inner monologue and take a moment to breathe.

Originally intended as a creative, collaborative aside to their own solo projects, they found the music progressing. They say “We each felt like it was a space to experiment with different sounds than we were typically used to making. As we crafted our songs, we realized that our sound progressed into a more refined and intricate version of our beginnings, letting vocals take center stage on some tracks, involving different instrumentalists, spending more time on sound design, incorporating facets of unexpected genres wherever we can.”

The creative process towards the album began with the three friends on an apartment rooftop in Montreal. The warmth of life in Québec nestled in the purity of it’s winter proves to be a necessary tool in the uniqueness of this album. The engulfing warmth of their music is inspired by the lack thereof; this album is meant to kiss the coldest of hearts. 

It commences with ‘Dog Years’, a collaborative track with Middle School, whose lyrics read: “Every heart beat like new, we finally found our truth, that everyone is part of you”. ‘Sunday Sketch’ dreams of a cathartic release from isolation and claustrophobic limitations imposed by the pandemic. That escapist theme continues on the hypnotic ‘Terrace Rain’: “Sometimes I like to let my mind lead me to places far away”. A wealth and depth of musical influences, and skill in combining them, is displayed across the album; such as on lo-fi slow jam ‘Tomorrow’ and heartbreaking fireside folk duet ‘It’s Alright’ with Imagiro.

A tone of community and family is struck with a wealth of vocal, instrumental and production contributions across the album that also includes Ryan Hemsworth, Sleepy Fish, Kogane, Naji, Eli Bishop, Santpoort, Aso and Park Bird. They explain “All of the guests on our album are friends of ours.”

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releases September 10, 2021

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Afternoon Bike Ride Montreal, Québec

Montreal based trio Afternoon Bike Ride (tender spring, Thomas White, LIA) blend alluring dream-pop vocals, lo-fi beat music, sensitive acoustic instrumentation and leftfield production to create an irresistible post-genre signature sound.

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