| Zoe Sky Jordan |
| Topiary (October 7, 2016) |
Zoe Sky Jordan — Topiary (October 7, 2016) 
| “CONTINUING THE TREND OF VIBRANT NEW MUSICIANS HAILING FROM TORONTO, ZOE SKY JORDAN’S BRAND OF SOOTHING ALT POP OOZES POTENTIAL.” — PUREVOLUME
© Photo credit: Danielle Arnold
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre: Indie Pop, Alternative, Female Vocal
Album release: October 7, 2016
Record Label: Self Released
Duration: 35:22
Tracks:
01 Suburbs 4:32
02 Attention 3:49
03 Golden Kimono 3:55
04 True to You 3:48
05 Smoke 4:59
06 Soft Reply 4:04
07 Powerlines 4:05
08 Cloud 3:50
09 Dragging Your Bones 2:21
| The array of instruments seem disorganized at first, until the strum of the guitar brings all of them together. “The intro is a warped sample from a 70s funk record,” Zoe elaborates. Her voice is captivating with a slightly wispy quality, fitting for a track titled “Smoke.” The song is made of layers and layers of instrumentals and background vocals and brought together in such a way that the sound is so serene that it is easy to get lost in, as Jordan’s words float across the surface.
| To bring more light to the song, Zoe stated, “I had the title of the song when I was writing my first EP Restless, Unfocused, but never found the right story to match. It was inspired by the way a friend handled the loss of her boyfriend who died suddenly of a drug overdose. From what I have heard he wasn’t a heavy drug user, he just happened to take something that was bad one night. He was a young guy and it was pretty devastating. I was inspired by the way my friend handled his death. It all seemed to come from the perspective of celebrating his life not focusing on the tragedy and the unfairness of it all. It hasn’t stopped her from partying, it hasn’t frightened her from taking risks and that was the philosophy the lyrics came from. ‘Smoking cause you smoke and cause it feels good’ is that person saying ‘Living like you did and doing the things that you taught me makes me feel close to you again, and instead of shutting down in the face of loss I’m going to honor the way you lived by continuing to get the most out of my life.’” (http://www.imposemagazine.com/)
Credits:
Topiary
| Produced by Ian Fitchuk and Peter Groenwald
| Engineered and mixed by Konrad Synder at The Study
| Additional mixing by Vic Florencia
| Additional vocal engineering by Spencer Sunshine at The Orange Lounge
| Additional vocal engineering by David Kalmusky at The Blue Loft
| Additional vocal engineering by John Bailey at The Drive Shed
| Additional vocal engineering by Sydney Galbraith at Desert Fish Studios
| Mastered by Phil Shaw Bova
1. Suburbs
| Written by Ian Fitchuk, Peter Groenwald and Zoe Sky Jordan.
| Ian Fitchuk: acoustic guitar, keyboards, drums, vibraphone
| Peter Groenwald: keyboards vocals
| Kyle Ryan: electric guitar
| Vocals recorded at The Drive Shed
| Vocals produced by Amy Sky
2. Attention
| Written by Zoe Sky Jordan and Ezra Jordan
| Ian Fitchuk: bass, drums, percussion, additional electric guitar
| Peter Groenwald: keyboards, vocals
| Kyle Ryan: electric guitar, synth
| Liam Titcomb: BGs
| Vocals recorded at: The Study
3. Golden Kimono
| Written by Peter Groenwald, Kyle Ryan, Zoe Sky Jordan
| Ian Fitchuk: acoustic guitar, drums
| Peter Groenwald: keyboards, vocals
| Kyle Ryan: electric guitar, bass
| Additional production by Kyle Ryan
| Vocals recorded at The Orange Lounge & Desert Fish Studios
4. True to you
| Written by Zoe Sky Jordan
| Ian Fitchuk: programming, keyboards
| Peter Groenwald: background vocals recorded at The Oldest Bird
| Lead vocals recorded at The Study
5. Smoke
| Written by Ian Fitchuk, Peter Groenwald & Zoe Sky Jordan
| Ian Fitchuk: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums, percussion
| Peter Groenwald: keyboards, background vocals
| Kyle Ryan: bass, electric guitar, lap steel
| Konrad Synder: programming
| Lead vocal recorded at The Orange Lounge produced by Amy Sky
| Background vocals recorded at The Oldest Bird
6. Soft Reply
| Written by Ian Fitchuk, Peter Groenwald, Zoe Sky Jordan
| Ian Fitchuk: drums, percussion, keys, acoustic guitar, vibraphone
| Peter Groenwald: piano, keys, vocals
| Vocals recorded at The Oldest Bird
7. Powerlines:
| Written by Zoe Sky Jordan and Liam Titcomb
| Ian Fitchuk: programming, drums, bass, piano, keyboards
| Peter Groenwald: keyboards, vocals
| Kyle Ryan: Banjo
| Jadea Kelly: Background vocals recorded at The Blue Loft
| Zoe Sky Jordan: Electric guitar recorded by Liam Titcomb at
| Vocals recorded at The Oldest Bird
8. Cloud
| Written by Ian Fitchuk, Peter Groenwald and Zoe Sky Jordan
| Ian Fitchuk: drums, percussion, bass, keyboards
| Peter Groenwald: keyboards, vocals
| Jadea Kelly: Background vocals
| Kyle Ryan: electric guitar
| Konrad Snyder: synth
| Vocals recorded at The Study
9. Dragging Your Bones
| Written by Zoe Sky Jordan
| Kyle Ryan: electric guitars
| Peter Groenwald: background vocals
| Vocals recorded at The Study
Notes:
| This project has been made possible in part by the Canadian Government through the support of FACTOR the Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent On Record.
Bandcamp: https://zoeskyjordan.bandcamp.com/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/zoe-sky-jordan
Twitter: https://twitter.com/zoeskyjordan
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeskyjordan/
Website: http://www.zoeskyjordan.com/
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| Zoe Sky Jordan |
| Topiary (October 7, 2016) |
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre: Indie Pop, Alternative, Female Vocal
Album release: October 7, 2016
Record Label: Self Released
Duration: 35:22
Tracks:
01 Suburbs 4:32
02 Attention 3:49
03 Golden Kimono 3:55
04 True to You 3:48
05 Smoke 4:59
06 Soft Reply 4:04
07 Powerlines 4:05
08 Cloud 3:50
09 Dragging Your Bones 2:21
| The array of instruments seem disorganized at first, until the strum of the guitar brings all of them together. “The intro is a warped sample from a 70s funk record,” Zoe elaborates. Her voice is captivating with a slightly wispy quality, fitting for a track titled “Smoke.” The song is made of layers and layers of instrumentals and background vocals and brought together in such a way that the sound is so serene that it is easy to get lost in, as Jordan’s words float across the surface.
| To bring more light to the song, Zoe stated, “I had the title of the song when I was writing my first EP Restless, Unfocused, but never found the right story to match. It was inspired by the way a friend handled the loss of her boyfriend who died suddenly of a drug overdose. From what I have heard he wasn’t a heavy drug user, he just happened to take something that was bad one night. He was a young guy and it was pretty devastating. I was inspired by the way my friend handled his death. It all seemed to come from the perspective of celebrating his life not focusing on the tragedy and the unfairness of it all. It hasn’t stopped her from partying, it hasn’t frightened her from taking risks and that was the philosophy the lyrics came from. ‘Smoking cause you smoke and cause it feels good’ is that person saying ‘Living like you did and doing the things that you taught me makes me feel close to you again, and instead of shutting down in the face of loss I’m going to honor the way you lived by continuing to get the most out of my life.’” (http://www.imposemagazine.com/)
Topiary
| Produced by Ian Fitchuk and Peter Groenwald
| Engineered and mixed by Konrad Synder at The Study
| Additional mixing by Vic Florencia
| Additional vocal engineering by Spencer Sunshine at The Orange Lounge
| Additional vocal engineering by David Kalmusky at The Blue Loft
| Additional vocal engineering by John Bailey at The Drive Shed
| Additional vocal engineering by Sydney Galbraith at Desert Fish Studios
| Mastered by Phil Shaw Bova
1. Suburbs
| Written by Ian Fitchuk, Peter Groenwald and Zoe Sky Jordan.
| Ian Fitchuk: acoustic guitar, keyboards, drums, vibraphone
| Peter Groenwald: keyboards vocals
| Kyle Ryan: electric guitar
| Vocals recorded at The Drive Shed
| Vocals produced by Amy Sky
2. Attention
| Written by Zoe Sky Jordan and Ezra Jordan
| Ian Fitchuk: bass, drums, percussion, additional electric guitar
| Peter Groenwald: keyboards, vocals
| Kyle Ryan: electric guitar, synth
| Liam Titcomb: BGs
| Vocals recorded at: The Study
3. Golden Kimono
| Written by Peter Groenwald, Kyle Ryan, Zoe Sky Jordan
| Ian Fitchuk: acoustic guitar, drums
| Peter Groenwald: keyboards, vocals
| Kyle Ryan: electric guitar, bass
| Additional production by Kyle Ryan
| Vocals recorded at The Orange Lounge & Desert Fish Studios
4. True to you
| Written by Zoe Sky Jordan
| Ian Fitchuk: programming, keyboards
| Peter Groenwald: background vocals recorded at The Oldest Bird
| Lead vocals recorded at The Study
5. Smoke
| Written by Ian Fitchuk, Peter Groenwald & Zoe Sky Jordan
| Ian Fitchuk: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums, percussion
| Peter Groenwald: keyboards, background vocals
| Kyle Ryan: bass, electric guitar, lap steel
| Konrad Synder: programming
| Lead vocal recorded at The Orange Lounge produced by Amy Sky
| Background vocals recorded at The Oldest Bird
6. Soft Reply
| Written by Ian Fitchuk, Peter Groenwald, Zoe Sky Jordan
| Ian Fitchuk: drums, percussion, keys, acoustic guitar, vibraphone
| Peter Groenwald: piano, keys, vocals
| Vocals recorded at The Oldest Bird
7. Powerlines:
| Written by Zoe Sky Jordan and Liam Titcomb
| Ian Fitchuk: programming, drums, bass, piano, keyboards
| Peter Groenwald: keyboards, vocals
| Kyle Ryan: Banjo
| Jadea Kelly: Background vocals recorded at The Blue Loft
| Zoe Sky Jordan: Electric guitar recorded by Liam Titcomb at
| Vocals recorded at The Oldest Bird
8. Cloud
| Written by Ian Fitchuk, Peter Groenwald and Zoe Sky Jordan
| Ian Fitchuk: drums, percussion, bass, keyboards
| Peter Groenwald: keyboards, vocals
| Jadea Kelly: Background vocals
| Kyle Ryan: electric guitar
| Konrad Snyder: synth
| Vocals recorded at The Study
9. Dragging Your Bones
| Written by Zoe Sky Jordan
| Kyle Ryan: electric guitars
| Peter Groenwald: background vocals
| Vocals recorded at The Study
Notes:
| This project has been made possible in part by the Canadian Government through the support of FACTOR the Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent On Record.
Bandcamp: https://zoeskyjordan.bandcamp.com/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/zoe-sky-jordan
Twitter: https://twitter.com/zoeskyjordan
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoeskyjordan/
Website: http://www.zoeskyjordan.com/
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