Indiana post-hardcore trio Cloakroom mix a lot of influences and genres (shoegaze, folk, doom, stoner rock) into a thick and dreamy racket for only three people.

They dropped by CJLO's The Oven in October of 2017 to record a three song set for "Hooked on Sonics" and talk about their recording process, songwriting, and juggling being in a band and having a normal life.

Songs:
● Cloakroom - "Seedless Star" (Sonics Session)
● Cloakroom - "Time Well" (Sonics Session)
● Cloakroom - "The Passenger" (Sonics Session)
Session engineered and mixed by Patrick McDowall

Video availaible here:
"Seedless Star" - youtu.be/8Lu9OnjTbB8
"Time Well" - youtu.be/9k25DjzZKew

Cloakroom - cloaknet.org/
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Hooked on Sonics airs every Thursday 6-8pmET live on www.cjlo.com or on 1690AM in the Montreal area
www.facebook.com/hookedonsonicsradio/
www.instagram.com/hookedonsonicsradio/
twitter.com/omarsonics

Sonics Session - Cloakroom

1 Jailbreak Blues

And random bunch of ones and zeros and... something else...

Binary Chant Demo 1

The Uplifting Bell Ends - Travellin’ Home
Dead Horses - Macabro
The Daggermen - You Were Meant To Be
Woodfield Rd. Allstars - Flying Crow Feather
Lee Paradise ft. New Chance - Not Practical
Ghost Funk Orchestra - Why?
Sababa 5 - Lizarb
Prism Shores - Diving Bell
Snapped Ankles - The Fish Needs A Bike
Dumb - Excuse Me?
Leatherette - Fiesta
Veronik - Anómala
Snake Chain - RU
Snake Lips - Happy Anxious
The Mighty Mocambos - Ghost Walk
Shirley Hurt - Problem Child
Pye Corner Audio - Pocket Disco
Sort Of Damocles - Juno 60 Senior’s Discount
The Plastic Youth - Big Thief
Los Palms - Scared Of Saturday Nights
#SweetSkaSounds
Gil Scott-Heron - Home Is Where The Hatred Is

Pressure Drop Show, 3rd October 2022

About 3 Minutes Of Jabbering

Over the past decade, Montreal’s Braids — musicians Taylor Smith, Raphaelle Standell-Preston, and Austin Tufts — have devoted themselves to exploring their art together, making for one of the more daring and fluid catalogs in contemporary experimental pop. On their fifth album, Euphoric Recall, Braids abandoned strategy, burned it down, and realized their love record.

Standell-Preston appeared on @ashestoashescjlo to talk about the LP, composing string arrangements for the first time, and "getting a lot of purpose" from performing live.

Original air date: May 30, 2023
Photo: Melissa Gamache

Braids Interview || Ashes to Ashes

The 23rd edition of the Suoni Per Il Popolo music festival will take place from June 1 to 23, 2023 in several of Montreal's legendary venues. The annual music festival celebrates music and arts for the culturally curious and the musically inclined. Their fresh programming will feature local, national and international artists covering a number of genres that include free jazz, avant-rock, noise/post-punk, avant-folk, and afro-futurism.

As a proud partner of the left-of-centre festival, CJLO took the time to talk to Suoni director of operations Penny Pattison about her role, what makes the festival unique, and much more.

Original air date: May 30, 2023

For more information:
https://suoniperilpopolo.org/

Suoni Per Il Popolo Interview || CJLO 1690AM

Jessy Lanza calls Love Hallucination, her latest record, her “trust fall.” Having just moved from the Bay Area to sunny LA, the singer-producer steps into a newfound confidence and personal authenticity.  From club-ready songs to more downbeat and sultry works, Love Hallucination reminds us of falling into depths of love but being self-assured enough to trust one’s instincts.

Lanza appeared on @ashestoashescjlo to talk about the record, whether she sees herself as a mentor to potential artists, and if she'd ever do YouTube "how to" videos.

Songs played: "Limbo," "Marathon," "Don't Leave Me Now"

Original air date: August 1, 2023
Photo: Trent Tomlinson

Jessy Lanza Interview || Ashes to Ashes

On 'Coming Up, Crocus,' the debut EP from Montreal artist Sophie Ogilvie, change is always already in motion. The release chronicles how one season passes into the next, how a relationship resolves itself into something gone. Drawing on jazz, R&B, and 90s alternative, Ogilvie’s songwriting is simultaneously cool and vulnerable, soft and hard-hitting, delicate and dramatic.

Ogilvie appeared on @ashestoashescjlo to talk about the EP, dramatic music, and her academic side.

Songs played: "Milk Glass," "New Friend"

Original air date: October 3, 2023
Photo: Hamza Abouelouafaa

Sophie Ogilvie Interview || Ashes to Ashes

After building up a cult-like fanbase over the past year with a steady wave of irresistible album singles, Midwestern darling and imminent pop star Chappell Roan delivered her highly anticipated debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess last month. A technicolor celebration of self-discovery and transformation, the record tracks Roan’s cinematic journey of falling in queer love for the first time, while embracing all the messy and imperfect moments in-between.

Roan appeared on @ashestoashescjlo to talk about the LP, the paradoxes of pop music, and why she believes she hasn't written her best song yet.

Songs played: "Red Wine Supernova," "Hot to Go!," "Pink Pony Club," "Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl"

Original air date: October 10, 2023
Photo: Ryan Lee Clemens

Chappell Roan Interview || Ashes to Ashes

Montreal dancefloor mavens @lecouleur are back with Comme dans un penthouse, their latest album out on @lisbon-lux-records. Featuring an electronic, nu-disco sound à la Todd Terje and reminiscent of Fujiya & Miyagi’s early 2000’s Krautrock, this new album is irresistibly suspenseful. Using Barbara, a character from their 2016 album P.O.P. as a symbol of our collective thirst for excitement, this eight track speed train of an album will transport you to a realm of icy desire.

Steeven Chouinard and Patrick Gosselin, two-thirds of the trio, appeared on @ashestoashescjlo to talk about the LP, concept albums, and what hasn't changed about the band after 15 years together.

Songs played: "À la rencontre de Barbara (feat. Standard Emmanuel)," "Addiction," "Autobahn," "Sentiments nouveaux"

Original air date: September 19, 2023
Photo: Andy Jon

Le Couleur Interview || Ashes to Ashes

Indiana post-hardcore trio Cloakroom mix a lot of influences and genres (shoegaze, folk, doom, stoner rock) into a thick and dreamy racket for only three people.  

They dropped by CJLO's The Oven in October of 2017 to record a three song set for "Hooked on Sonics" and talk about their recording process, songwriting, and juggling being in a band and having a normal life.

Songs:
● Cloakroom - "Seedless Star" (Sonics Session)
● Cloakroom  - "Time Well" (Sonics Session)
● Cloakroom - "The Passenger" (Sonics Session)
Session engineered and mixed by Patrick McDowall

Video availaible here:
"Seedless Star" - https://youtu.be/8Lu9OnjTbB8
"Time Well" - https://youtu.be/9k25DjzZKew

Cloakroom - http://cloaknet.org/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hooked on Sonics airs every Thursday 6-8pmET live on www.cjlo.com or on 1690AM in the Montreal area
https://www.facebook.com/hookedonsonicsradio/
https://www.instagram.com/hookedonsonicsradio/
https://twitter.com/omarsonics

Hooked on Sonics - Session & Interview w/ Cloakroom

Indiana post-hardcore trio Cloakroom mix a lot of influences and genres (shoegaze, folk, doom, stoner rock) into a thick and dreamy racket for only three people.

They dropped by CJLO's The Oven in October of 2017 to record a three song set for "Hooked on Sonics" and talk about their recording process, songwriting, and juggling being in a band and having a normal life.

Session engineered and mixed by Patrick McDowall

Cloakroom - cloaknet.org/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hooked on Sonics airs every Thursday 6-8pmET live on www.cjlo.com or on 1690AM in the Montreal area
www.facebook.com/hookedonsonicsradio/
www.instagram.com/hookedonsonicsradio/
twitter.com/omarsonics

Cloakroom - The Passenger (CJLO Sonics Session)

Indiana post-hardcore trio Cloakroom mix a lot of influences and genres (shoegaze, folk, doom, stoner rock) into a thick and dreamy racket for only three people.

They dropped by CJLO's The Oven in October of 2017 to record a three song set for "Hooked on Sonics" and talk about their recording process, songwriting, and juggling being in a band and having a normal life.

Session engineered and mixed by Patrick McDowall

Video availaible here:
"Time Well" - youtu.be/9k25DjzZKew

Cloakroom - cloaknet.org/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hooked on Sonics airs every Thursday 6-8pmET live on www.cjlo.com or on 1690AM in the Montreal area
www.facebook.com/hookedonsonicsradio/
www.instagram.com/hookedonsonicsradio/
twitter.com/omarsonics

Cloakroom - Time Well (CJLO Sonics Session)

Indiana post-hardcore trio Cloakroom mix a lot of influences and genres (shoegaze, folk, doom, stoner rock) into a thick and dreamy racket for only three people.

They dropped by CJLO's The Oven in October of 2017 to record a three song set for "Hooked on Sonics" and talk about their recording process, songwriting, and juggling being in a band and having a normal life.

Session engineered and mixed by Patrick McDowall

Video availaible here:
"Seedless Star" - youtu.be/8Lu9OnjTbB8

Cloakroom - cloaknet.org/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hooked on Sonics airs every Thursday 6-8pmET live on www.cjlo.com or on 1690AM in the Montreal area
www.facebook.com/hookedonsonicsradio/
www.instagram.com/hookedonsonicsradio/
twitter.com/omarsonics

Cloakroom - Seedless Star (CJLO Sonics Session)

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Cloakroom - Time Well (CJLO Sonics Session)

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