wallscenery demos is an indie-pop music project fronted by james hicken that was realized in the mid 2000s in Toronto. The self-titled independent release (april 08) was praised as a concept album that played seamlessly from beginning to end. Aside from a supporting show for Jay Sad and Ex-Po and a few acoustic appearances by james with northwest division after its release, the debut album was largely promoted by word of mouth as well as reviews and features in music publications/blogs.
Currently splitting time between Toronto and New York City, wsd just released the 2nd album entitled check this! The album includes pop hooks, atmospheric sounds, samples from city life in Toronto and New York, as well as complex sonic textures. check this! uses thematic interludes to tie songs together to create an atmosphere heavy album meant for listening to as a whole.
Influences - guided by voices, thrush hermit, lee scratch perry, neil young, al tuck, galaxie500, madlib, eels, noise, feedback, deerhunter
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