The Jerry Cans

JUNO Award-nominated group The Jerry Cans released their fourth full-length record in May. A departure from their earlier albums, Echoes is intense and heavy, allowing the band to step into the dark in hopes of carving out a better, more positive world.

A recent press release described the LP as a “wash of glassy, slashing electric guitars, thundering drums, effects-warped throat singing and darkened violin work. These are sounds of love, anxiety, desperation and grief, and the tangled relationships between these things.”

Their sound infuses indie folk-rock with traditional Inuit throat singing, inspired by their hometown of Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, and life in the high Arctic. From the very beginning, The Jerry Cans have been committed to making music that honours and dialogues with their communities. Their passion for helping to preserve the Inuktitut language and commitment to challenging common misconceptions about life in the Arctic is reaffirmed in this new album.

The talented individuals that make up this folk-rock group are Andrew Morrison (guitar/vocals), Nancy Mike and Avery Keenainak (vocals/throat singing/accordion), Gina Burgess (violin), Brendan Doherty (bass) and Steve Rigby (drums).

From buzzing indie-rock to towering shoegazing, from cavernous post-rock to moonlit country and Arctic post-punk, their songs are both danceable and anthemic. Marching in lockstep, The Jerry Cans continue a tradition of celebration and resistance through music, acknowledging the vital, fortifying importance of both.