Was I The Wave?

Was I The Wave? is the long-awaited follow-up to Five Roses, the debut from Montreal-based musician and producer Graham Van Pelt. His Polaris Prize shortlisted album was a rapidly embraced collection of summery pop with a fuzzy twist, a kind of 60s homage draped over early 90s shoegaze. Though it will no doubt be labeled by some as a radical departure from Five Roses, you could argue that Was I The Wave? is also somehow a logical extension of this approach; Van Pelt digests 80s synths and club sounds and filters it through a full spectrum of electronic touchstones from the last two decades. And of course, through it all, the spirit of pure pop remains. This one is meant to be played loud.