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Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · 18d

It’s #bandcampfriday. Here’s a clip for ’Daylight Breaks’, from our Fragile Heart EP. It uses Jean Epstein’s 1925 film, ‘Le Double Amour’ as source material. Video on YouTube. Fragile Heart is available on Bandcamp.
#musicvideo #pittsburghmusic #newmusic #jeanepstein #ledoubleamour #fragileheart

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Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Sep 8

Music video for ‘Fragile Heart’ is now on our YouTube channel. Uses Jean Epstein’s “Le Double Amour” (1925). Helena sounds great. Download/stream Fragile Heart EP on Bandcamp etc.
#musicvideo
#pittsburghband
#electronicmusıc
#newmusic
#jeanepstein
#ledoubleamour
#frenchimpressionistcinema

Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Sep 7

‘Fragile Heart’ music video premieres tomorrow morning on YouTube. Used the same film-source as ‘Slip Away’ video—Le Double Amour (1925), directed by Jean Epstein. Enjoy this shaky video preview. ✌️🙂✨
#newmusic #musicvideo #music #musicvideos #jeanepstein #comingsoon #pittsburghmusic #videopreview

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Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Sep 6

Liaisons Dangereuse s/t. A band I knew of due to its pedigree, but never listened to. Fantastic release. Ahead of its time. Fab repress. Cheers to Soulsheriff Records. & a download code!
#liaisonsdangereuses #ebm #electropunk #beatebartel #chrislohaas #krishnagoineau #soulsheriffrecords

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Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Sep 2

Yesterday, we released ‘Fragile Heart’. Helena went to a RenFest. I went record shopping. Silver Apples s/t debut re-release. Fab packaging, noisy press. @ultravoxofficial.bsky.social ‘s ‘Vienna’—Steven Wilson mix RSD release—fab press, sad packaging. #vinyl #silverapples #recordcollection #ultravox

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Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Sep 1

Hello. ‘Fragile Heart’ is now available. Download the songs, purchase a CD, or stream a track on Bandcamp. Also available on Apple Music etc. Video for title track coming soon.
#newmusic #newalbum #independentmusic #albumart #pittsburghband #pittsburghmusic #fragileheart #canaryband #indiemusic

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Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Aug 30

Synth side of things has cleaned up nicely again.

Also, ‘Fragile Heart’ is available on Monday, 1 Sept. 2025.

#synths #synthrise #korgvolca #minichord #rolandboutique #stylophone #cre8audio #maudio #roliseaboardblock #casiovl1 #arturiakeystep #synthesizers #drummachine #homestudio #fragileheart

Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Aug 25

Here is a clip from our music video for ‘Slip Away’, featuring scenes from Jean Epstein’s 1925 film, “Le Double Amour”. Full video on our YouTube page. “Fragile Heart” released on 1 Sept. 2025. Thank you.
#musicvideo #newmusic #ɴᴇᴡsᴏɴɢ #pittsburghmusic #jeanepstein #ledoubleamour #pittsburghband

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Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Aug 22

Picked up a Minichord recently. Very impressed. Simple UI, compact scale, solid presets (& programmable), & an arpeggiator. Open source & configurable. Inexpensive. Cheers to Benjamin Poilve for creating this fab instrument!
#synth #minichord #synthesizer #tinysynth #synthesiser #musicalinstrument

Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Aug 21

Happy to get these Beatles albums from a neighbor clearing out a rental apt. Older British pressings! Red & Blue comps were my first ‘grownup’ albums. No idea where my copies went; nice to get them back. Vinyl is in good shape.
#vinyl #thebeatles #sgtpepperslonelyheartsclubband #recordcollection

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Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Aug 19

‘Fragile Heart’ will be released on Monday, 1 September 2025. It will also be available on CD via a link on our Bandcamp page. A video for ‘Slip Away’ premieres on our YT page on Monday, 25 August. Thank you.
#newmusic #newrelease #independentmusic #albumart #albumcover #pittsburghmusic #cdcover

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Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Aug 18

Well, this is a pleasant surprise. Thank you, for such kind words! We don’t get out much, so it’s nice to be noticed. Please follow John’s Bowie-centric IG, YT, & blog online, maggioreonbowie.com. 🙂✌️✨👨‍🎤
#davidbowie #davidbowiecover #bowiefan #fantasticvoyage #coversong #bowieforever

Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Aug 15

Just leaving this here. Pretty much sums up the state of the world right now. If you want to watch/listen to the whole thing, it’s on our YouTube page (link in bio). #davidbowiecover #davidbowie #musicvideo #fantasticvoyage #emilecohl #reel #musicreels #independentmusic

Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Aug 10

It’s been that sort of day….

#brianeno #eno #brianenoandharoldbudd #haroldbudd #ambientmusic #ambient1 #ambient2 #theplateauxofmirror #anothergreenworld

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Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Aug 9

We are so happy with our new ‘West Didsbury’ print from Manchester artist, Jasmin Issaka. Fantastic! 🙂✨✌️

#art #framedprint #didsbury #manchester #manchesterartist #independentartist #jasminissaka #artstigram

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Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Aug 7

Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Aug 4

To celebrate #vinireilly ‘s bday, we covered ‘Follow’, originally recorded by The Durutti Column & @keelinmusic.bsky.social . Song is available to stream/download via Bandcamp etc. Full video is on YT.
#durutticolumn #caoilfhionnrose #musicvideo #calanaisstandingstones #isleoflewis #pittsburghmusic

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Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Aug 1

Album cover for upcoming Fragile Heart release (1 September 2025). Came about totally by accident. (Concert photo of a certain band, badly blurred.)

#albumcover #albumcoverdesign #albumart #pittsburghmusic #canaryband #fragileheart #blurryimage #coverart #pittsburghband #upcomingrelease

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Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Jul 31

Helena tracked vocals for ‘Slip Away’ Sounds fantastic. Excuse the open air iPhone mic & yard-work going on.

Time to mix & master the four tracks.

Cover art next.

Fragile Heart will be released in September.

#pittsburghmusic #newmusic #homestudio #originalsong #canaryband #fragileheart

Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Jul 22

Finishing up mix for ‘All We See’, which has gone in many directions and ended up here.

Fragile Heart will be released in September.

#newmusic #mixingsongs #homestudio #logicpro #harmonizer #vocoder #tr06 #vocals #pittsburghmusic #canaryband

Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Jul 21

Fantastic debut (and great writing in the Quietus). Made me go back to listen to my old SC vinyl, which is always good thing. :)

Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Jul 21

Just finished @paddyclarke.bsky.social ‘s fab ‘Bedsit land: The strange worlds of Soft Cell’. Part oral history, part history lesson, focusing on SC’s first go-round—the music, geography, culture, & personal histories that influenced the sounds. 🙂✨✌️📖
#softcell #musicbooks #manchesteruniversitypress

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Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Jul 20

As always, a very happy birthday to Lee Harris (Talk Talk, ‘O’rang, Rustin Man, Beth Gibbons). 🥁🎶🙂✨✌️

#leeharris #leeharrisdrums #leeharristalktalk #talktalk #orang #bethgibbons #rustinman

Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Jul 12

Finishing up video for ‘Follow’, originally recorded by The Durutti Column & @keelinmusic.bsky.social Lovely footage of Calanais Stones c/o Mick & Jenny. Official song release: 4 August. More soon.
#musicvideo #coversong #durutticolumn #vinireilly #caoilfhionnrose #calanaisstones #pittsburghmusic

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Canary @canarybandofficial.bsky.social · Jul 9

Hello. Is this thing on? Here’s a snippet of the title track to our upcoming release, ‘Fragile Heart’. Helena sounds lovely. West One more song to go. Will share cover art next month.✌️✨🙂
#newmusic #homestudio #pittsburghmusic #logicpro #roughmix #song #newsong #canaryband #independentmusic