Bedouin Soundclash is coming back to Lethbridge, July 9 at the Stone.
“We’ve been there three or for times in out career. We always have good shows there,” said bassist Eon Sinclair. 
The Juno award winners have blended a variety of musical genres into huge hits like “When The Night Feels My Song,”Walls Fall Down,” and “Until We Burn In The Sun (The Kids Just Want a Love Song). ”
They have been busy getting their new independent record label off the ground as well as supporting their latest CD “Light The Horizon,” which was released in Canada last September and in the United Kingdom in May. They have spent a lot of time touring overseas in places like China, Australia and England.
Overseas audiences are enjoying Bedouin Soundclash as much as Canadians.
“I think it’s just because it is just good music. Everyone can find something they like in it,” he said.
“I might not like the same music you listen to, but there’s something for everyone. But we’ve had great response to it. We mix a lot of different genres, so that makes it appeal to more people rather than if we were just a rock band or just and R and B hip hop band,” he continued. Bedouin Soundclash’s sound isn’t a matter of deliberately blending genres.
“We just mix everything we like into something we like,” he continued.
“We’ve been working on developing our audiences in these markets,” he said. The band is also discussing the next CD which they hope to record in the Fall.
He is excited not only about bringing brand new arrangements of Bedouin Soundclash’s hits, but also introducing new drummer Sekou Lumumba to Lethbridge audiences.
“He’s great. He’s a really calming presence. He’s a really nice guy and it’s great to have him part of bedouin Soundclash,” he said.
He is looking forward to the Lethbridge show which will include the hits as well as re-arranged versions of Bedouin Soundclash songs.
“We have a bunch of new songs, but it we’ll be playing new arrangements of older songs. I think a lot of people will be excited to hear them. We want to create a great atmosphere for people to enjoy,” he continued.
“The music on the CD is pretty melancholy and more introspective compared to the previous material which has been called quote unquote happy-go-lucky music,” he continued.
“We just want to provide a balance between that and less ‘sunny sounding music,’” he said.
Tickets for the show, which also features the Necessities and Penny Fortune, cost $25. Doors open at 9 p.m.
