Canyons

Ford & Fitzroy's Canyons is a sweeping, epic album, a statement of dark euphoria. A minute into 'Las Vegas Blush,' the opening track, there is a massive expansion of sound and lyrical tone. Its volume increases with immediacy, as vocalist Jay Schneider's metaphors describing the city below become more vivid, more detailed. The group's music spans two sides of a divide. In a few seconds, the sound of disjointed outsider rock segues into something pleasantly familiar; pop melodies incised through swaths of textured guitar.