“This band operates on a teeter totter of utter calculation and winging it,” Brass Camel’s guitarist/vocalist Daniel Sveinson says, with a laugh. “Everything on this new record is pure happenstance. Some days we’re a rock band putting a proggy spin on things, other days we’re writing shorter, funkier songs, or a zany Zappa one.”
The Vancouver natives are a heart-on-sleeve band. They romanticised the golden era of rock, and, along with a healthy dose of funk, let that bleed into their music. Their self-titled third album masters the delicate balance of hero worship and fresh originality, gleefully refusing to stand in one place as each member puts their stamp on its strutting compositions. It’s a reminder that, above all else, rock’n’roll is meant to entertain.
