BIO
“Arty post-everything” (Cups N Cakes) group Sunglaciers’ music blurs the boundaries between polished melodicism and opaque experimentation, auspicious romanticism and unbridled dissent. Though anchored in the strange realities of our times, their songs are laced with a certain optimism through well-calculated psych elements and vibrant rhythms, making for a unique strand of kaleidoscopic proto-pop. Following up on critically-acclaimed full-length efforts Foreign Bodies, Subterranea, and Regular Nature, the Calgary outfit now returns with Spiritual Content (March 27th, 2026 via Mothland), further exploring the chiaroscuro depths of post-punk, while also humbly setting out to redefine their sound. It should please fans of alternative music contemporaries such as Beak>, Deerhunter, or The Spirit of the Beehive, as well as vintage rock aficionados looking for a modern take on new wave reminiscent of Devo, Talking Heads, or Pere Ubu.
Sunglaciers came together in 2017 as a collaboration between multi-instrumentalists Evan Resnik and Mathieu Blanchard. As Blanchard completed his studies to become a doctor working in family medicine and addiction, and Resnik returned to Alberta after spending a few years hitchhiking through France, the duo decided to form a new musical project, first releasing independently a pair of EPs—Moving in Darkness in 2017 and Twin/Evil Twin in 2018—as well as Foreign Bodies (2019), a debut full-length described by the Calgary Herald as “an assured blend of melodic songwriting, propulsive rhythms and guitar noise”. Bassist Kyle Crough and guitarist/keyboardist Nyssa Brown joined the project in 2018 and 2020, respectively.
On their sophomore long-player Subterranea (March 25th, 2022 via Mothland), the post-punks carved out new sonic spaces with laser focus, journalist Stephan Boissonneault greatly enjoying its “distorted metaphors, cascading synth work, batshit drumming, and frenzied guitar” (Northern Transmissions, 9/10). Regular Nature (March 29th, 2024 via Mothland) saw Sunglaciers deliver intricately constructed yet danceable rock music filled with punk, new wave, and garage elements. This third full-length was co-produced by Chad VanGaalen, mixed by engineer Mark Lawson (The Unicorns, Land of Talk, Gus Englehorn), and features a guest appearance by Daniel Monkman of Zoon. Exclaim! quips: “The album moves with all the confidence of a sprawling rock epic and none of the self-indulgence, guiding listeners through the band's kaleidoscopic styles and penchant for high-energy barnburners and sweeping soundscapes. Regular Nature's intense, colourful sonic world is offset by its careful, introspective lyricism, with some songs basking in positivity, optimism, love, and assertiveness, others coaxing feelings of reflection, uncertainty, and dread."
Since forming, Sunglaciers have brought their intense, immersive, and fast-paced live set to a number of alternative hotbeds, touring extensively in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The four-piece were invited to perform notable events such as New Colossus (Manhattan, NY), FOCUS Wales (Wrexham, UK), Sled Island (Calgary, AB), M for Montreal (QC), Block Heater / Calgary Folk Festival (AB), Winterruption (Edmonton, AB), Purple City (Edmonton, AB), BIG Winter Classic (Calgary, AB), Sound Off Summit (Calgary, AB), and Big Fun (Winnipeg, MB), also sharing the stage with visionaries, the likes of No Age, Preoccupations, Chad VanGaalen, Sweeping Promises, Omni, Explosions in the Sky, Wombo, and Tropical F*ck Storm.
