artist 41st and Home

Sometimes the most inspiring landscapes can be found in your own backyard. For Vancouver musicians 41st and Home, inspiration comes from everyday relationships, long drives and hours spent writing together in a small, carless garage somewhere on 41st avenue.

In early 2011 the band holed themselves away in their practice space, ignoring the distractions of their university schedules and went to work crafting the makings of a new EP. In contrast to their debut album ‘Left in Places,’ which took the greater part of a year to finish, this project was conceived, recorded and mixed in just over a month. Tracked by the group and mixed by Paul Boechler (of Fadermaster Studios), the upcoming release showcases the bands transition into more energetic territory; incorporating the intricate arrangements and rich instrumentation of their earlier work but experimenting with time signatures, ambience and driving rhythms. The result, to be released in 2011, is a 6 song collection that evokes sonic comparisons to Arcade Fire, The National and Broken Social Scene while maintaining its own unique flavor.

Though the current roster is fairly new, the group was started by drummer Garth Covernton and singer-songwriter Thom Kolb in mid 2008. Along with bassist and audio engineer George Knuff, the band has matured in terms of songwriting and instrumentation; experimenting with their sound in studio and at their practice space. They are joined by a cast of exceptional musicians such as violinist Sejal Lal, trumpeter Andrew Lee, and keyboard player Patrick Fiore who provide the songs with intricate and lush arrangements. From touring across Canada the group has been fortunate to share the stage with acts such as Said the Whale, Aidan Knight, In Medias Res and We Are the City and has been featured in publications such as BeatRoute, Discorder, VancouverIsAwesome, Exclaim! and Youthink. The band was also one of the top 20 acts in the 2010 Peak Performance Project-an artist development program spearheaded by Vancouver radio station 100.5 The Peak-and continue to be played regularly on the station.

You never know what you might come across at one of the bands shows. The stage is lined with bell kits, various percussion instruments and oddities such as the 1953 pump organ heard on tracks such as “Sleeper.” The group continues to evolve and will be performing across the country later in the year, excited to build their career in the Canadian music scene.