2:54 at Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), June 15, 9 pm. $12 or NXNE wristband. nxne.com. See listing.
Sisters Hannah and Colette Thurlow are 2:54, a London, UK-based band hearkening back to the triumphant moodiness and fuzzy guitars of 90s alt-rock.
After a year and a bit of early acclaim, they’ve released a self-titled debut record that expands on the dreamy despondence of their early single Creeping.
“It’s melancholic, but at the bottom of it all is a victorious heart,” explains Colette. “[But] we never analyze anything. It’s a natural process. The songs just come out the way they come out.”
Still, the aesthetic – cerebral, tough and feminine – is undeniably refined, executed in an organic way they attribute to their lifetime of close proximity.
“Because we’re sisters and we’ve always played music together, it’s easy to focus,” says Colette. “We’re both really into turbulent landscapes and the wild. The album cover was shot in Doolin Point, County Clare, Ireland, where we spent our childhood summers.
“There’s something mystical and dangerous about the drama of that huge wild landscape. Cliffs of Moher to the left, Arran Islands in front. It had a big impact on us growing up.”
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