artist In Medias Res

It was warm and sunny when we first set out: the story of a band and their new album.

Formed over a decade ago, Vancouver-based In Medias Res has risen from a fledgling act full of potential to one of the most lauded indie-rock bands in the city, whose brand new release has them poised to reach new heights. Three years ago, after touring extensively, selling out multiple pressings of their Intimacy EP and debut album Of What Was, and establishing a passionate fan base across the country, the band went into the studio. Re-teaming with esteemed local producer Jonathan Anderson (Aidan Knight, Stablio), the quartet intended to best their previous effort, which had been met with glowing reviews and sales of over 2000 copies. But then life intervened. Rumors spread of the band's demise as the album was slow in coming; meanwhile, the band rewrote and rerecorded. In the assured hands of Dave Carswell and John Collins (Tegan and Sara, The New Pornographers) to mix the album, it finally found its form: It Was Warm and Sunny When We First Set Out, a new release by In Medias Res.

Though it synthesizes the band's many influences, from Radiohead to Talk Talk and from TV on the Radio to Destroyer, it is nevertheless a wholly original work. Beginning with the unholy squall of The Final Flight of the Bees and the rousing anthem of This Could Be The One, the album traces a narrative from the heights to the depths, and back again. While each of the tracks are carefully crafted, the slow-burning Slow Motion Clarity and the sweetly melodic Tonight I Am New are particularly indicative of the band's strengths of creativity, diversity, and the rare gift of sounding more than the sum of its parts. The band had made its name with shows full of this kind of charged virtuosity in sold out venues throughout the country; this is the first time it has been captured in the studio, and with such impressive results. 

In Medias Res. It Was Warm and Sunny When We First Set Out. 

In Medias Res has shared the stage with as Cursive, Death From Above 1979, Kurt Vile, David Bazan/Pedro the Lion, Damien Jurado, You Say Party! We Say Die!, Ladyhawk, Rosie Thomas, Porcelain Raft, Frog Eyes and many many others.