Silver Pools “Carbon Cadence” (exclusive)

08 Dec 2014 — Evelyn Malinowski

Introducing Silver Pools, Toronto-based Todd "Mandolin" Macdonald's new spawn intended to serve as music genre androgeny for sonic healing. Macdonald has an extensive musical past and present, so introducing him isn't exactly accurate. Reaching from his legendary mandolin playing in Montreal's The Winks, he continues to play his superpower instrument as well as drums in several different projects in Toronto, including his own alter moniker, Norvaiza.

"Carbon Cadence" is taken from Silver Pool's upcoming freshmen release Memoirs of an Oblong Sphere. The Eno-esque melodic work, steady drudging, and, yes, cadence-like emo feel, reflect the well-curated aesthetic of the project: blue hues, the way indecisive skies effect our lives, relentless patience, space race nostalgia and moog synthesizers. The album overall is subtly gorgeous, with intrumental bridges and interludes being the most captivating parts. Learning that a younger Macdonald endured a polyp in his throat, which engendered a recession of singing and speaking, the album's moods of forbearbance, post-op listlessness, and summoning of shards of optimism, all seem quite deliberately pursued for the purpose of convalescence. This is a work one might easily curl up to during the darker corners of the cold season, as the winter tears us up into rudimentary, nostalgic pieces, when the snow doesn't sit so fresh. There is an undeniable warmth sweetly situated in this music which awaits your ears.

Stream Silver Pools' debut single "Carbon Cadence" below.