The Wilderness of Manitoba reinvent themselves on each album, and the band’s latest, Between Colours (out September 16 on Pheromone), is no exception. Never have the Toronto trio sounded so poppy, their new Canadian-atmospheric-folk-meets-Stereolab vibe a far cry from the vocal folk harmonies of their 2011 debut, Hymns Of Love & Spirits. The concept of Colours is day-and-night: the sunny, fast-moving pop of Day Side gives way to a folkier Night Side, but not without some theremin from Michael Phillip Wojewoda and a guitar solo from Rush’s Alex Lifeson. Another new trick? They used three drummers to achieve their novel sound: Tom Bona, Marito Marques and Howie Beck.
