HEAPS RELEASE NEW LP THIS FRIDAY, SHARE NEW SINGLE

LISTEN AND SHARE “GET IT BACK” HERE

NEW LP, WHAT IS HEAPS, OUT THIS FRIDAY VIA BIRTHDAY CAKE

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With only a few short days remaining before the release of their upcoming, LP, What Is Heaps, Heaps is sharing the new single "Get It Back" which pairs anthemic rock urgency with honest lyricism that creates a raw sincerity. "Get It Back" is “a song that touches on seeking constant self-validation and the attempt to channel these emotions through fantasy,” the band says. 

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Pastel sketches of transformation paint Heaps’ upcoming debut full length, What Is Heaps. The record’s foundations were crafted in a series of escapes: suburban Halifax bedrooms, rural Quebecois disconnection, renovated Michigan church seclusion and Dale Morningstar's Gas Station on Toronto Island.

They recorded at Union Sound through the capable minds of Leon Taheny (Fucked Up, Owen Pallett, Weaves) and James Bunton (Donovan Woods, For Esmé, Vivek Shraya), to create droney, ethereal, punchy sounds contrasted against lyricism that broods on time, change, and privilege. 

WATCH AND SHARE “YOU WERE THERE” HERE

Forays into structures of systemic patriarchy, abuse of power, fear and self-consciousness are woven into a fabric of stories that also dives into simple love, growth, and wanting more. The result is a deeply introspective collection of thoughts that greets listeners with an earnest accessibility. 

LISTEN AND SHARE “HAZY SHORES” HERE

Heaps are a collective hailing from the Kawartha Lakes in Ontario, bringing droney, ethereal, punchy art-rock, about time, change and privilege. In another lifetime, the band were known as The Kents. In that collective, they were featured on Hockey Night In Canada, MLB's World Series, 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, Canada’s Walk Of Fame Emerging Artist and earned support from CBC and George Stroumboulopoulos. Through their travels, they shared stages with Sloan, The Sheepdogs, The Trews, The Strumbellas, and Hollerado. Their final release Within Waves elevated them beyond 5-million Spotify streams.

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WHAT IS HEAPS TRACKLIST
Softly
You Were There
Get It Back
Foreign Time
Slowly, Surely
Salt
A Warm Request
Hazy Shores 
Crime
So Soon 
Someday

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HEAPS SHARE NEW VIDEO FOR “YOU WERE THERE”

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“YOU WERE THERE” AVAILABLE TO BUY / STREAM ON ALL PLATFORMS JUL 24
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NEW LP, WHAT IS HEAPS, OUT AUGUST 28 VIA BIRTHDAY CAKE

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Today, Heaps are sharing another new track from their upcoming LP, What Is Heaps, out August 28 via Birthday Cake. “You Were There” is an attempt to “understand and process fear,” says vocalist Warren Frank. “Can we ever move past our insecurities if we won’t first acknowledge them? The song works to navigate the dynamic that creating and performing music can bring about. Can one be authentically vulnerable when they know an audience will be receiving their work? How can one prepare themselves to handle the flippant negativity that can so easily come from those who care so much less than you? It’s a rally for ourselves. A reminder to abandon self-consciousness and care deeply, whether people are looking or not.”

WATCH AND SHARE “YOU WERE THERE” HERE

“YOU WERE THERE” AVAILABLE TO BUY / STREAM ON ALL PLATFORMS JUL 24
PRE-SAVE THE SONG HERE

The video for “You Were There” came about as a result of being a band in COVID-19. “With no shows to play over these last few months, we have had to readjust what the ‘business’ and everyday life of the band looks like,” the band says. “No shows means less income, which means we can’t hire anyone to do video work with us. The inability to hire outside work challenged us to prepare for our upcoming releases in a more D.I.Y way than ever. We looked inward and decided to take on the entire production of the video by ourselves, from directing and filming to editing and colour correcting. The experience has produced a video that we are very proud of and exemplifies what our group is about; collaborative creation. Through making this video we pushed what we thought our group was creatively capable of and will inform our creative process outside of song-writing in a way we likely couldn’t have imagined before.”

What Is Heaps foundations were crafted in a series of escapes: suburban Halifax bedrooms, rural Quebecois disconnection, renovated Michigan church seclusion, and Dale Morningstar's Gas Station on Toronto Island.

Recorded at Union Sound with Leon Taheny (Fucked Up, Owen Pallett, Weaves) and James Bunton (Donovan Woods, For Esmé, Vivek Shraya), the result is an eclectic, rhythmically swelling collection of conversations and questions as observers in uncertainty.

LISTEN AND SHARE “HAZY SHORES” HERE

BUY / STREAM “HAZY SHORES” HERE

In addition to the new single “You Were There”, the band are also sharing another new zine to accompany the track, just as they had done with previous singles “Hazy Shores”, inspired by the current global situation. “As the song ‘You Were There’ focuses on fear and doubt, the zine released alongside the track serves to highlight specific areas of discomfort experienced by each band-member,” the band says. “The hope is that speaking vulnerably will allow the band to connect with audiences in a new, uncommon way. Use of textural noise and grain, paired with distorted imagery and an infusion of ‘controlled-chaos’ aims to showcase the frantic presence that fear and self-consciousness can impose on the minds of the affected, slowly eroding the thoughts and goals that were once clear.”

READ THE YOU WERE THERE ZINE HERE

Heaps are a collective hailing from the Kawartha Lakes in Ontario, bringing droney, ethereal, punchy art-rock, about time, change and privilege. In another lifetime, the band were known as The Kents. In that collective, they were featured on Hockey Night In Canada, MLB's World Series, 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, Canada’s Walk Of Fame Emerging Artist and earned support from CBC and George Stroumboulopoulos. Through their travels, they shared stages with Sloan, The Sheepdogs, The Trews, The Strumbellas, and Hollerado. Their final release Within Waves elevated them beyond 5-million Spotify streams.

PRE-SAVE WHAT IS HEAPS HERE

DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

WHAT IS HEAPS TRACKLIST
Softly
You Were There
Get It Back
Foreign Time
Slowly, Surely
Salt
A Warm Request
Hazy Shores 
Crime
So Soon 
Someday

HEAPS ONLINE
WEBSITE
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
TWITTER
BANDCAMP
YOUTUBE

HEAPS ANNOUNCE DEBUT LP, SHARE FIRST NEW SINGLE

NEW LP, WHAT IS HEAPS, OUT AUGUST 7

LISTEN AND SHARE “HAZY SHORES” HERE

BUY / STREAM “HAZY SHORES” HERE

READ THE HAZY SHORES ZINE HERE

Photo Credit : Maya Fuhr // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

Today, Heaps have announced their upcoming full length debut LP titled What Is Heaps, and are sharing the first new single from the album, “Hazy Shores”. “This song is a grappling with uncertainty through the comfort of uncertainties past,” the band states. “How often have we been through different stages in our lives that feel so severe, so daunting, only to look back and realize that these hardships seem so trivial through the perspective of time? ‘Hazy Shores’ was written to push ourselves through these periods when we can’t know what’s next, to urge us to move forward as long as we can see one step further.”

LISTEN AND SHARE “HAZY SHORES” HERE

BUY / STREAM “HAZY SHORES” HERE

What Is Heaps foundations were crafted in a series of escapes: suburban Halifax bedrooms, rural Quebecois disconnection, renovated Michigan church seclusion, and Dale Morningstar's Gas Station on Toronto Island.

Recorded at Union Sound with Leon Taheny (Fucked Up, Owen Pallett, Weaves) and James Bunton (Donovan Woods, For Esmé, Vivek Shraya), the result is an eclectic, rhythmically swelling collection of conversations and questions as observers in uncertainty.

In addition to the new single, the band are also sharing a new zine, inspired by the current global situation. "The idea for the zine was to have a collection of stories about ‘worry’ and the different ways that worry is being experienced in this time,” the band says. “We’re in a fascinating time where uncertainty has been thrust upon us in a uniquely collective way - yet it has manifested diversely. Some people are severely affected and can’t do anything to deal with their circumstances. Others continue work as usual and don’t have to worry monetarily, but they might worry about their older parents who live with them. Though this time can seem so universal, it has produced a variety of experiences. We knew how worry affects us, but we really wanted to take this opportunity to hear other people’s stories. We want to hear them because some worry, some don’t. Some are healthy in their coping, others struggle to be. Some see how it affects their own community but struggle to see how it might affect another’s. But at the end of the day, we are all in this together and as a band of four guys and we know we are always our best together when we remember to make space for each other."

READ THE HAZY SHORE ZINE HERE

Heaps are a collective hailing from the Kawartha Lakes in Ontario, bringing droney, ethereal, punchy art-rock, about time, change and privilege. In another lifetime, the band were known as The Kents. In that collective, they were featured in on Hockey Night In Canada, MLB's World Series, 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, Canada’s Walk Of Fame Emerging Artist and earned support from CBC and George Stroumboulopoulos. Through their travels, they shared stages with Sloan, The Sheepdogs, The Trews, The Strumbellas, and Hollerado. Their final release Within Waves elevated them beyond 5-million Spotify streams.

DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

WHAT IS HEAPS TRACKLIST
Softly
You Were There
Get It Back
Foreign Time
Slowly, Surely
Salt
A Warm Request
Hazy Shores 
Crime
So Soon 
Someday

HEAPS ONLINE
WEBSITE
FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
TWITTER
BANDCAMP
YOUTUBE