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Inspired by Edgar Allen Poe's poem The Bells and the pealing church bells in downtown Montreal, this was our most baroque offering. The lyrics seem to predict cell phones and social media silos! That's real harpsichord, recorded in the Concordia concert hall by Rishi, thanks to our friend from The Gruesomes John Davis!

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Sad to
Hear what I hear
So sharp and clear
Like a ringing in my ear

Words reach
They bend and greet
But never meet
Hear them echo in the street

Ringing in separate keys
Major, minor, F and C
Ringing in separate keys
Apparent to me, apparent to me

Can you hear the bells ring?
Stop and listen to
The sound of people
Hear them ring

So very sad to
Hear the things that I hear
Sounding without answer
Far and near

Dreaming separate dreams
Major, minor, F and C
Dreaming separate dreams
Apparent to me, apparent to…

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from A New Devotion (20th Anniversary Edition), released November 3, 2023
Song by Trevor Anderson (SOCAN/ASCAP)

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The High Dials Montréal, Québec

The High Dials are an indie pop band from Montreal.
While their melodic sensibility, harmonies and jangling guitars owe an obvious debt to the 60s and power pop groups, they also draw upon shoegaze, new wave and folk sounds to create rich and varied albums. Their most recent album “Primitive Feelings” is a predatory summer mix of lo-fi grooves, acid rock guitars and razor-sharp humour. ... more

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