The Jason Kent Band comes out of the ashes of Soft Canyon. It is the coming together of indie-rock's journey. The self-titled debut recording, "Jason Kent" is a hurricane of joy and despair, love and redemption with elements of country, indie, and rock genres, layered with psychedelic undertones. Songs lean heavily on dreamy lyrics, warm arrangements, disarming melodies, and moody instrumentation. Live, they bring the listener on a journey into an entirely different sphere.
Since October 2006, Jason Kent (& the Crystal Lake) have toured extensively thoughtout the U.K. and across Canada.
Jason has played, written, recorded and produced with a number of bands, offering guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, and vocals to The Dears, Spoon River, Soft Canyon, Bodega, Hawaii, Ladies Of The Canyon, Sonny Best Band, Jaffa, and many more. He has also written and scored songs for TV and film, and has a catalogue of over two hundred and fifty recorded songs. Jason has a BA in Art history and currently lives in Montreal with his wife and Son.
Album Reviews:
Kent: Like A Blast Of '70's fresh Air
OTTAWA SUN
by Alan Wigney
“There's something oh so familiar about Jason Kent's self-titled solo debut. Many things, in fact. Many, and varied. And with each finely crafted original composition, those things hit the listener almost from the opening chord….”
THE HOUR
by Dave Jaffer
“The most instantly enjoyable track on this strong debut from another of Montreal's as-of-yet undiscovered sons is Back in Me, whose disco-y undertones only enhance the song's groovy sex appeal. However, don't let that description speak for the rest of this disc, which, while bouncing all over the rock map, seems most comfortable in that lazy, hazy, mellow, daydreamy place best accompanied by warm sun, silence and reflection. Given today's climate, it's downright ballsy to release an album like this, which is unabashedly the product of an uncompromising artist enamoured of the brilliance and boldness of simplicity.”
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