Envision signs Sarah Neufeld / Richard Reed Parry / Rebecca Foon, Announces “FIRST SOUNDS”
DEBUT 2xLP ALBUM OUT NOVEMBER 01, 2024
Envision Records is proud to welcome trio Sarah Neufeld / Richard Reed Parry / Rebecca Foon to our roster with the album announce of their debut First Sounds and their first single “Maria”.
First Sounds is like many before it, a product and project of the global COVID pandemic. Sarah, Richard, and Rebecca, who are normally accustomed to touring the globe, were suddenly grounded in Montreal. As a result, they started spending time together in the very place the friends initially met over two decades ago, this triggered a variety of memories— “it is as though we are watching our earlier years on replay (the places we used to hang out, the people we used to know), while simultaneously living in the present day.”
This feeling of jumping across timelines led the trio of friends to examine the various ways their lives and relationships have changed over the years and these very discussions have served as a catalyst for their creative process. Throughout our writing and production period, we weaved in and represented these central themes in our playing— through our arrangements, dynamics, and song titles.
The trio is focused on writing cinematic music with a connection to classical and orchestral music—a world they are not nearly as familiar with but are on the journey to explore.
First Sounds comes out Friday, November 01, 2024 release via Envision Records in North America, and through One Little Independent for the UK and the rest of the world.
“Maria” is the first single from our first album, and features our friend Shahzad Ismaily on percussion. The melody was inspired by an old handmade recording on reel to reel tape that came with a tape recorder I bought, it had very slowed down /half speed voices singing hymns on it, but the recording was so slow and distorted you couldn’t really tell what they were singing. So the tune sort of felt like a hymn-like invocation. - Richard Reed Parry
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