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Today We're
Believers

Winnipeg six-piece Royal Canoe makes the kind of music that begs to be played outdoors. On debut full-length, Today We’re Believers, big choruses and bongos form a joyful noise atop an electro pop collage that should be heard under the sun for maximum impact.

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Tracks like single “Bathtubs” shimmy and groove on keyboard effects and layered vocals, all driven by an aggressive drum line that maintains a sense of rhythm and continuity amongst the chaos.

Today We’re Believers is an impressive debut, and you can tell a lot about this record in its willingness to take the occasional risk.

— Zachary Houle of PopMatters

“Hold On To The Metal” opens more subtly, with hand drums framing lyrics that encourage simplicity: “don’t forget to focus close on the air above your nose.” The verses start with a single vocalist and grow into an explosive, celebratory earworm of a chorus.

I sat with the record for a bit, ate it up, digested and enjoyed it.

— Tiana Feng of Ride the Tempo

Today We’re Believers relies heavily on keyboard effects and electronic enhancements like vocoder to achieve its various textures.

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