Recently, Toronto-by-way-of-Halifax twins Mark and J. Scott Grundy, who play in the band Heaven For Real, released their new album, “Hell’s Logo’s Pink,” via Mint Records.
The album is a captivating blend of retro art jangle guitar rock, characterized by its short, simple, and spontaneous tracks.
The Grundy brothers infuse their music with a nostalgic yet fresh sound, creating a unique listening experience that is both accessible and thought-provoking.
About the album by Heaven For Real:
Facing limitations both in personnel and resources, the duo worked to develop a newly agile approach to their idiosyncratic rock arrangements – embracing a necessary kind of spontaneity, “the battery would drain really quick when running all of our recording gear, so we had to do pretty much everything in one take,”
J. Scott remarks. Other familiar players make appearances too, with live H4R collaborators Jonathan Pappo (Ducks Ltd., No Frills) drumming on the spritely kickoff of “Oh No” and Laura Jeffery (Laughing, Fountain) lending her voice through the sunken pop crackles of “Blankets of White”.
Mixed by fellow songwriter/producers Louie Short and Andrew McLeod (Sunnsetter, Zoon), the songs bridge a fiery confluence of styles with ease.
“There isn’t a note on the record without something burning in the background,” offers Mark; and with the titular correlation in mind, there is a Cerberus-headed energy serving as guardian and guide here.
Taking the listener through devil-may-care melodies (“Platforms”) and rhythms full of promise and still ragged optimism (“Love That Moves Faster {Than Death}”); this release ignites yet another era for the project — one perfectly emblematized by the flaming bubblegum chaos collection of its album cover, illustrated by the artist Maddy Matthews.
Hell’s Logo’s Pink gets: 📷📷📷📷📷📷📷/10.
Heaven For Real – Hell’s Logo’s Pink [Streaming]
