#ben holmes

MAN/WOMAN/CHAINSAW

the exciting, unpredictable six-piece who have been pushing boundaries since their independent debut at the wee earth-age of 16

“we thrive on the thin line between pretty and noisy, often trying to jump between the two - it’s that chaos that excites us"

the tracklist according to M/W/C:

THE BOSS

The heaviest of the songs on the EP and definitely a live favourite of ours. We wanted to express our frustration with imbalanced power dynamics in our everyday lives with a big supermassive rant of a rock song. Working in the studio with Dan Fox (Gilla Band) was fun and allowed us to experiment with getting the song to sound as spacey as we could get it - we particularly enjoyed recording the electric violin through guitar amps cranked to 10 while simultaneously manipulating a tape delay unit.

ODE TO CLIO

It took us a year to write and it’s a nonsensical collage of people and relationships we’ve encountered throughout that time - moving from serene to tumultuous, all held together by Clio’s overarching violin melody. We think it’s the centrepiece of the EP, it encapsulates the range of the sound palette we work with.

SHE LOOKS SO PERFECT

Summer Under The Stars 2019

Paula’s Picks

Here are my daily SUTS recommendations, aka what to tune in or set your DVR/PVR for. All times Eastern.

August 12 — Ann Sothern

Born Harriette Arlene Lake in 1909 in Valley City, South Dakota, Sothern debuted in silents in 1927. She dyed her red hair blonde for roles like the MAISIE comedy series, which was intended to be only one ‘B’ picture, originally for Jean Harlow. As Sothern’s popularity in film waned, she was successful on TV, where she appeared in sitcoms and earned several Emmy noms for, yep, “The Ann Sothern Show.”

6:00 AM WALKING ON AIR (1936) 7:30 AM THERE GOES MY GIRL (1937) Before 1939, Sothern made five musical comedies with Gene Raymond, and they’re so interesting; to me, both actors’ talents are underrated. 

8:00 PM A LETTER TO THREE WIVES (1948) You truly cannot go wrong with this one. Bonus points if you can figure out the ending. 

12:00 AM THE WHALES OF AUGUST (1987) Would someone lose their Bette Davis Devotee card if they haven’t seen this? Asking for a friend...