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), Diona Davies (of

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), Tess Kitchen and Joy Mullen. The members have varied backgrounds that include playing with the "

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, punk bands, pop bands, hip hop and beyond." Formed in 2005, the band features piano, violin, trumpet and drums, and all other members provide harmonies to lead singer Jaciubek-McKeever. The group released a full-length album, Eye Contact, in 2008. In May 2016, they released an EP, Heart Contact, to positive review. The CBC called the EP, "as big and small as the world, a comfort and a wonder to tuck inside one's self and share with everybody you know." And Ride the Tempo noted the group's "musicianship is impeccable throughout." e.s.l. has performed at many notable Canadian festivals. 2012 saw the group perform at

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with a performance that "had the audience star-struck as they collaborated in a surreal way that included rapping about being baked, a shirt coming off and a cover of

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References

External links

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