It gets relatively more melodic on the remaining two tracks, “Soft Shadows” and “ZeroZeroZero”. The percussion on “We Barely Escaped” really sounds out, with the bridge of the song erupting into noise. Unlike its namesake, it’s the exact opposite aural equivalent of ‘sunny’ – with a slow, thundering rhythm and the melody is perfectly maudlin. The lead single, which has been making the rounds on Stereogum, is the moody “Like The Sun”. While the Like The Sun EP is only 4 songs long, it’s not short on ideas. The album was co-produced by Alexandre Bonenfant (METZ, Crystal Castles) and Jakub Soma (a member of the band), while Graham Lessard (Kevin Drew, The Barr Brothers) handled mixing duties. They’re a five-piece of multi-instrumentalists, and yet somehow, it still sounds like there are way more members. Programm is a band that’s incredibly hard to describe sonically – electronic, with flourishes of shoegaze, electronica, post-rock, alt-rock and psychedelia. Toronto-based Programm is a perfect example of this, and their latest EP Like The Sun is the perfect soundtrack to just lying down and letting the sound wash over you.
There are so many bands and artists falling under the banner of alt-rock or post-rock that it’s incredibly refreshing to come across a band that manages to sound original.
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