biographical info
Giantess, formerly known as The Battles, are a rock n' roll band from Vancouver, British Columbia. Stephen Wood formed the group in 1997 to record and perform his songs, and in the ten years since has experienced a shift in personnel that has seen members of Destroyer, New Pornographers, Black Mountain and Precious Fathers pass through the ranks. The new album, Giantess, is an exercise in profundity. Veering wildly from accelerated rave-ups to introspective ballads that tug at the heart (often with tongue planted firmly in cheek), the blistering Giantess is delivered with the poetic grandeur of Bryan Ferry or Graeme Downs at their absolute peak. The band has never sounded better.
Now available for mailorder is the long-awaited self-titled Giantess album. Steve Wood and co. follow-up last year's acclaimed Tomorrow's Eager Hands (released under The Battles) with a new name and a blistering new approach to pop songwriting. Electronic Voice Phenomenon states, "Much of Vancouver and Montreal's sound lately has rotated around angular riffs and overblown production, but Giantess has a classic sheen to their sound as if Jeff Lynne manned the boards while Cale/Reed piggybacked off of Loaded. This is bouncy, upbeat music." Giantess will be in record shops & digital outlets on October 9.
lineup
Jaret Penner guitars
Clare Kenny keys, omnichord, SFX
John Margetts bass
Ted Hamilton Drums
Stephen Wood Singing, Guitars