Gorilla vs. Bear’s ALBUMS of 2018
Presenting the list of our favorite releases from an overwhelming year, posted up way too soon like we always do:
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Helena Deland’s first North American headlining tour starts this week, win tickets
Helena Deland kicks off her first-ever headlining North American tour this week in Toronto, and we're giving away a pair of tickets to each show on the tour. Check all of the dates below, and go here to win tix via our instagram.
video: Helena Deland – Claudion
Montreal's Helena Deland shares the heartwarming video for one of the many highlights from her "Altogether Unaccompanied" series of songs -- which was recently reviewed by Pitchfork, who effused, "her melodies and arrangements are almost unfailingly captivating" -- starring Helena and her cousin Claudia busting the kind of sweet familial dance moves that only cousins can pull off...
watch Helena Deland’s stunning performance for CBC Music’s First Play Live
Montreal's Helena Deland stopped by CBC Music's First Play Live recently to play some selections from her series of songs "Altogether Unaccompanied" Vol. I-IV, as well as a goosebump-inducing performance of her 2016 masterpiece "Baby"...
Helena Deland – Lean On You
At the risk of sounding extremely biased, which, as a blog, I definitely am: if we're being honest, the 9 songs that make up the four collective volumes of Helena Deland's From The Series of Songs “Altogether Unaccompanied”, while not technically intended to exist as a cohesive full-length album, is easily one of the best records of the year...
Helena Deland – Rise
While the four volumes of Helena Deland's From the Series of Songs "Altogether Unaccompanied" do not technically constitute a full-length album -- Helena says that the songs are "to be considered as their own little things," adding, "They are part of something larger, yes, but they live on their own" -- enough time spent with the series reveals an elegance and understated dignity in the way Helena approaches relationships (romantic, familial, and otherwise) that inextricably links these songs to one another...
Helena Deland – Claudion
Montreal's Helena Deland will grace us with two beautiful new volumes from her series of songs Altogether Unaccompanied this fall on our label Luminelle Recordings, and we're very psyched to share the release's magical lead single here today...
Helena Deland shares the eerie visuals for “Take It All”
Helena Deland shares the haunting new video for "Take It All", one of the highlights from her latest 12" From the Series of Songs "Altogether Unaccompanied" Vol. I & II, out now on Luminelle Recordings...
presenting: Anemone, Helena Deland + Moon King at Canadian Music Week
We're extremely psyched to team up with our friends at Heavy Trip to present this stellar bill on Friday, May 11th, at the Baby G in Toronto as part of this year's Canadian Music Week. Starring two of our Luminelle Recordings artists from Montreal, Anemone and Helena Deland (both artists to catch at CMW according to the Toronto Star), as well as Toronto native and current Detroit resident Moon King...
polaroids from the Winspear x Gorilla vs. Bear SXSW day party
Featuring Sudan Archives, Men I Trust, Helena Deland, Anemone, Barrie, True Blue + more. All photos by Patrick Waites: