The Boreal Sons have a lot of different threads and a new sound on their first full length record “Threadbare.”
They come to the Slice, Oct. 7.
“ We’ve only released EPs before,” noted frontman/ pianist and organist Evan Wesley Acheson
“it is a departure from our old sound. The older stuff had more fictional subject matter. This is more personal. It’s about finding yourself,” he said.
‘I’m the principal songwriter and I just graduated from university so it is about experiencing the real world,” he said.
They recruited their friend Jonathan Anderson to produce the record, bringing him out to Calgary to record half of it and finishing it in his Langley studio. They have been working on it for approximately a year. The record also features new guitarist Logan Gabert.
“ It’s definitely different because we added a other guitarist. He has been with us for a year and is a very mature songwriter,” he continued.
“The songwriting on the CD is more minimalist and more rock and roll. But it’s better communication through more minimalist songwriting,” he said. But there are still a lot of layers,” he said.
They are excited about returning to the Slice for about the fourth time.
“We have a lot more gear on stage now. Hopefully it will be a more exciting show,” he said.
“We’ve always enjoyed the hospitality at the Slice.
He noted the new music translates well to the stage.
“ I don’t think live it needs to sound exactly like it does on the album,” he said.
They have added a pedal steel guitar which Gabert plays and Acheson plays a Rhodes Electric piano on stage as well.
They have already played a couple of shows in Vancouver and Victoria, which went well, they wind down the western Canadian part of their tour in Lethbridge, have a few days off then hit Regina and head east for and Eastern Canadian tour.
“We’re really excited about it. We enjoy being able to see how vast this country is. Being a musician affords a wonderful opportunity to travel, though we won’t have a lot of time to sightsee. We’re excited to see parts of the country we haven’t seen before,” he said.
The show begins at the Slice at 9 p.m.
