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Clever Magnet EP

Clever Magnet EP

By Mas Headspace

Released
Friday, December 21, 2012
Producers
John Paul Peters and Mas Headspace
Private Ear Recording
Independent
Clever Magnet EP

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"A Turnaround"

Clever Magnet was engineered, mixed and co-produced by John Paul Peters (Propaghandi, Royal Canoe, Comeback Kid, The Waking Eyes) at Private Ear Recording.

Speaking on behalf of the band, frontman Adam Charbonneau says: “We originally planned to record a full album, but our fans have been pleasantly demanding new music and we wanted to give it to them as soon as we possibly could. We carefully chose five songs that best reflected where we’re at as a band and focused all our musical energy into making the best recording we’ve ever made.”


Clever Magnet sees Mas Headspace return to the funky and theatrical storytelling style heard on their 2009 debut, Saffron Airfield--but now the band has focused more attention on structure, texture and dynamic. With the addition of Eric Bachmann on saxophone and the recent departure of Jamie Cobb from his role as second guitarist, Mas Headspace has created a fresh new sound that rings in a new musical era.


Clever Magnet is a really nice blend of funk grooves, rock riffs, pop harmonies and seductive saxophone,” says guitarist Mitch Kruse. “Our aim was to create a really vibrant record that showed off our full musical palette, and the resulting EP will take listeners on a very interesting and musically satisfying journey.”


The EP kicks off with the pulsing disco bassline and psychedelic vocals of “A Turnaround,” a song that lampoons the role of money in a counter-intuitive culture that treasures mediocrity, violence and social disorientation. The lyrics “money is just fancy tissue and when you wipe your eyes you feel the ink burn” provide the appropriate visual metaphor. Other songs explore themes involving vintage tortoises, star-sprinkling serenades and low-life heroes.


Mas Headspace will be performed songs from Clever Magnet, along with classic favourites, at their official CD release party at The Park Theatre on Dec. 21, 2012--an apocalyptic glow celebration and the band's most ambitious musical and theatrical live production to date.

Clever Magnet EP is available on all major download sites.

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