Foxwarren, the Canadian indie collective fronted by Andy Shauf, returns with their sophomore album ‘2’ Joined by his fellow Canadian childhood friends and close collaborators Dallas Bryson (guitar), Darryl Kissick (bass), Avery Kissick (drums), and Colin Nealis (multiinstrumentalist), the eclectic sound of ‘2’ — weaving genres ranging from folk to psych rock to downtempo — coincides with Shauf’s curiosity and desire to incorporate a Native Instruments Maschine MSK3 sampler into his process. There is something uncanny about the feeling of these songs, the way bits recorded in different rooms amplify your attention, listening for how these layers lock. But their true connective tissue is the generous and gentle ways Shauf and the rest of Foxwarren move with melody.
