Canadian Indie Collective Octoberman Displays on Time, Tape, and Tenderness with New Single “We Used To Discuss of Loss of life”
With their twentieth 12 months in movement, Octoberman returns with “We Used To Discuss of Loss of life,” a nostalgic, tape-warmed indie rock single that meditates on getting older, reminiscence, and the inevitable weight of time. Recovered from a forgotten 2014 demo, the observe now arrives absolutely realized – leaner, rawer, and extra resonant than ever.
“In the future I used to be going by means of outdated arduous drives and stumbled upon the unique demo,” says guitarist/vocalist Marc Morrissette. “It was meant for [2014 album] What Extra What Extra again within the day, however I wasn’t into the outro. I lower that part out, introduced it to the band, and out of the blue all of it clicked.”
Lyrically unchanged from over a decade in the past, the tune hits otherwise now.
“Whether or not it’s shedding a beloved one or changing into a father or mother, life occasions shift how we take into consideration dying,” says Morrissette. “This tune used to really feel hypothetical. It doesn’t anymore.”
“We Used To Discuss of Loss of life” was the ultimate tune recorded throughout three days at Ottawa’s Little Bullhorn Studio with longtime collaborator Jarrett Bartlett (Howe Gelb, The Acorn, Jim Bryson), monitoring straight to two-inch tape with no click on tracks or laptop screens in sight.
“It was so refreshing,” says Morrissette. “Particularly after spending a lot time glued to screens typically.”
Twenty years deep, Octoberman remains to be pushed by the identical core instincts: sincere songwriting, evocative storytelling, and a live-band dynamic captured in full bloom. The present lineup – Marc Morrissette (vocals, guitar), Marshall Bureau (drums), Tavo Diez de Bonilla (bass, background vocals), J.J. Ipsen (acoustic guitar), and Annelise Noronha (background vocals) – laid the muse stay off the ground to tape, with extra components added from numerous residence studios throughout Ontario.
“We Used To Discuss of Loss of life” captures the undertaking at a second of reflection – trying again, sure, however very a lot nonetheless shifting ahead.