Currently amassing critical and popular devotion with three masterful EPs, a hugely successful annual Christmas concert and a television show about their musical adventures in Singapore, the Winnipeg pop/rock band Quinzy is poised for a major breakthrough. So exactly who are these dashing young men?
They are two sets of brothers, who are also cousins, making pop/rock from a time when those genres actually meant something.
They are passionate and skilled performers, whose live shows brim with rock and roll bombast, lush pop harmonies and clever charisma.
They are the creators and keepers of a diverse and rich catalogue of songs which emphasize sharp, polished hooks, clever arrangement and colourful, challenging, sometimes teasingly enigmatic lyrics.
They are four true gentlemen, lashed together by familial bonds, living in the vast expanse between the mainstream and the alternative, handing out hot meals to the starving populace.
But, most of all, they are cute boys with nice haircuts.
What people are saying about 'These Nautical Miles'...
"...These Nautical Miles is a big, roomy record, full of epic builds and atmospheric arrangements. With its driving bass lines and sprawling, soaring choruses, this seven-song set showcases a band that isn't afraid to work outside its three-minute pop/rock framework (see: the 10-minute Polywater). That said, this is hardly an unfocused outing - Fell In Love With The Enemy boasts one of the best melodic hooks I've heard in a while. A."
— Jen Zoratti (Uptown Magazine)
What people are saying about 'One Boy's Guide To The Moon'...
"This confident, sophisticated disc -- expertly produced by Canadian veteran Michael Phillip Wojewoda, whose credits include BNL's Gordon and Rheostatics' Whale Music -- is supposedly the first of three EPs due this year. And if the rest sport melodies as pretty, harmonies as sweet, guitars as crunchy and hooks as sharp as this, Quinzy won't be the only ones over the moon."
-Darryl Sterdan (Winnipeg Sun)
"...ultra-melodic and uber-catchy quartet gives more pop than four kids in a room full of bubble wrap."
-Aaron Epp (The Uniter)