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JUST EXISTING - ALBUM OUT OCTOBER 6

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“Canadian alt trio daysormay have been consistently delivering outstanding bangers lately. ‘Just Existing’ is no exception; this is a loud, bold and upbeat song that commands your attention." – UK's Alfitude.com

Toronto, ON – August 11, 2021 – Today, rising Vancouver, BC-based trio, daysormay, define their meaning of existence through song. The video for the recently-released title track from their forthcoming album – Just Existing (out October 6 on TAG Music rest of world, Independent in Canada) – arrives today with introspection as the group continues to share their new work with the world.

Editorial playlist pick up has been plentiful, with love from the US, UK and Canada including the playlist cover of Amazon Music’s Breakthrough Alternative (US), and featured on Apple Music’s New In Rock (UK and Ireland), and Spotify’s RADAR Canada.  You can hear the band’s live version of Just Existing when they hit the stage at the Fox Cabaret as part of Vancouver’s Westward Music Festival on September 8. Find more show info here. 

Listen to Just Existing here and watch the video here. 

“Just Existing was one of those songs we have had for a long time. It started as this straight up guitar bass and drums song, and until we moved to Vancouver we didn’t know where it fit. It became one of our favourites live, so we felt it had to make the album,” the band says. “We got to produce this one with Steve Bays (Hot Hot Heat) and knew it would be right in his lane. It captures the live energy we love with the clarity of our favourite albums.”

The video was directed by Titouan Fournier with DOP Christian Lai (known for their work in the band’s visuals for Ego and Everything Is Changing) and produced by Marginal Factory. As daysormay continue to explore creativity within their home-base, filming locations included Richmond and Vancouver, BC, with a re-appearance from Iona Beach (where the band filmed part of The Trend) to North Vancouver’s Copperpenny Distillery. As Just Existing continues to expand on the album narrative, the band channeled the attitude of videos from the 90s and early 2000s to create a present day performance piece that was filled with easter eggs from the daysormay universe. 

daysormay have been steadily sharing new sights and sounds that will appear on Just Existing. Everything Is Changing kicked things off earlier this year with great intentions, as a song penned for the band’s future selves. Previous single, Ego, is a track that emerged from a songwriting exercise and explores the many aspects of self through the creative process. Ego follows The Trend, a track released in April highlighting their innovative songwriting and production process, with a video that captures the contrast between the noise of touring and the stillness of arriving home, offering a sense of reflection through the spaces in between – watch it here. 

On the album, daysormay says:

“Just Existing has been a long time coming. Some of these songs have been around for 2+ years, while the others are brand new. It's been a crazy process of stitching it all together, we've never approached an album like this before, it feels new. I hope it can reach new listeners while also showing our current listeners a wider picture of who we are and what we've been doing over the past few years. We think of it as our debut. It feels like a beginning.

We recorded the vast majority of the new stuff with Canadian legend Steve Bays of Hot Hot Heat, Mounties, Fur Trade, and Left Field Messiah. He’s also produced for groups like Fitz and The Tantrums and collaborated with Diplo and Steve Aoki. We started with him way back in August of 2018 and it’s been a very important creative relationship for all of the singles and the upcoming album. We recorded sporadically with him throughout the past 3 years and it’s always been an eye opening experience and has given us the confidence to produce and record some of the songs on our own as well.”

In 2020, the band released the powerful anthem, Holding My Tongue, and summer 2020 songs, Role Model featuring Tessa Violet, and Running.

Learn about daysormay in their bio and stay tuned for more. 

daysormay is:
Aidan Andrews (Lead Vocals/Guitar/Keys/Ukulele)
Nolan Bassett (Bass/Vocals/Trumpet) 
Carson Bassett (Drums/Percussion)

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