Ryan Hemsworth’s new LP, Alone for the First Time, echoes crisp winter nights. His compositions are like snow softly descending – nostalgic, cold, and comfortable.
As a self-proclaimed Canadian Prince from Halifax, Hemsworth should know a thing or two about the solitude that accompanies a winter in Canada. His bedroom pop has a distinct melancholic undertone. He mimics the melodies performed by analogue music boxes, mixing in 8-bit video game samples, trap rap polyrhythms, and hip-hop vocals. What Hemsworth ends up with is an eclectic, spaced-out, bubblegum sound with an awkward adolescent charm. He doesn’t commit to a particular genre, but instead produces a wide array of lush, full-bodied instrumental textures that envelop the listener in a blanket of tender, silky sounds, well suited for a glacial November evening.
Ryan Hemsworth plays Le Belmont (4483 Boulevard Saint-Laurent) this Friday, November 14th with Tennyson & Munno. Tickets are $20, available here.
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