''Reverie Sound Revue'' is the first studio album by Canadian

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Reverie Sound Revue Reverie Sound Revue is a Canadian indie rock group formed in 2002 in Calgary. The group consists of Marc De Pape (guitar), John-Marcel de Waal (drums), Bryce Gracey (bass guitar), Lisa Lobsinger (vocals) and Patrick Walls (guitar). They are fro ...

, fronted by

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Lisa Lobsinger Lisa Lobsinger is an indie rock singer from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She is the lead singer for the band Reverie Sound Revue and is known for her powerful voice and distinctive hair styles. Reverie Sound Revue has released an extended play an ...

. The album was financed by the

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, through the Canada Music Fund and Canada's private radio broadcasters. The total time to make the album spanned seven years, and it features "moody

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" as a main influence. The album received positive reviews, with critics generally complimenting Lobsinger's vocals.

Background

After releasing ''

'' in 2003 and gaining fans in the local music scene, the band disbanded. Member Marc de Pape became interested in reforming the band when he made a demo for a song he wrote, with Lisa Lobsinger providing vocals. He would then record instrumental tracks, and sent them to the other band members via e-mail for them to play other instruments. De Pape also made a few music videos to hype the album, while it was still being mixed and

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. Instead of going on tour to promote the album due to members being busy, de Pape made and released a set of promotional live videos online. He stated that their process of recording the album "removed certain pressures that go with being in a band," and said that "

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is our debut record, not our debut as a band".

Reception

The album has received generally positive reviews from critics. Erica Lenti of Shred News said that the album is "musically captivating" and that "Reverie Sound Revue is a band that has grown to be exceptionally talented at what they do." A positive review from

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stated the album is "a sonically beautiful experience, but a fleeting one", and also wrote that "the production is slicker and the songwriting a little more sophisticated [than

]". Laura Studarus of Under the Radar (magazine), Under the Radar gave the album a 6 out of 10 and said that "the album hangs together remarkably well," but also described the album as "music that hangs on such easily overlooked and understated charm".

Track listing

All tracks written by Marc de Pape.

Personnel

The people involved in the making of ''Reverie Sound Revue'' are: ;Reverie Sound Revue *Marc de Pape – guitar *John-Marcel de Waal – drums, bass *Bryce Gracey – bass guitar *

– vocals *Patrick Walls – guitar ;Additional instruments *Carolyn Blackwell – viola on "Off Rooftops" ;Production *Marc de Pape – producer, recorded

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, recorded "Off Rooftops" *Marty Kinack – recorded vocals *Steve Major – mixing *Diego Medina – recorded instruments *Noah Mintz, Lacquer Channel Mastering – mastering ;Design *Amber Albrecht – illustrations *Marc de Pape, Erin Nicholson – design and layout

References

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