KENTON LOEWEN LIGHTS UP WITH NEW ALBUM, PETROL MATCHES BOOM
OUT NOW VIA DRIP AUDIO
Multiple Juno award-winner and one of Canada’s finest drummers, Kenton Loewen unleashes his highly anticipated solo album, Petrol Matches Boom via Drip Audio. Unveiling a different side of Loewen’s artistry and capturing the essence of his musical journey, the album showcases Loewen taking on vocal duties and other instruments while Jesse Zubot skillfully produced in his home studio. The recording process unfolded during multiple lockdowns, reflecting the resilience and creativity sparked by those challenging times.
Matching the titular energy of the record, Petrol Matches Boom’s sound unleashes raw, garage-recorded drums tracked with basement instrumentals from The Deep Bay Bunker. Together with legendary guitarist Marc Ribot, known for his work with Tom Waits and John Zorn, adds an electrifying element. Ribot’s scorching guitar solos appear throughout the album. British synth wizard Matt Robertson, who has worked with Björk and Arca, also lends his talents to the album from his Canadian Island Residence.
A word from Kenton Loewen about Petrol Matches Boom:
Try to capture the hallucinogenic experience of the wild cognitive dissonance observed in the human world through the lens of obsession, depression and old school heartbreak. Drink mescal, take mushrooms, smoke cigarettes and record during a world wide pandemic. Start recording at 4am and make bloody sure that everything including your god damn self is out of the way in the process so that it’s right. Record in a snowstorm on the Canadian west coast when you can no longer see your truck. Stoke the fire and record until the power goes out then take a flashlight and go hallucinate on the creatures in the ocean and the view of the moon. Shoot video of mowing lawn at 2am and later fall down the embankment because you tried to get closer to the shimmering whale. Record when you lose what’s left of your self and you’ve become an empty vessel. Record incredible musicians that give so deeply of themselves to the work. Record with one of your closest friends who’s truly a genius and consider that reality while reflecting on a scene that’s built conversationally in hyperbole. I wrote this music trying to keep it together and Jesse and I mostly lost it while bringing it to life. I thank him dearly for his tireless, obsessive work. Perhaps this record is simply a document of catharsis or maybe honesty just looks too fucked up to recognize anymore.
Don’t forget to cry laugh.
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