Five Blank Pages

the proverbial weekend cottage, indulging in long

strolls by a lapping shore or drawing closer to

loved ones by camp fire on cool Canadian nights.

The honesty and innocence of Five Blank Pages is

conveyed through pop strains of delicate

harmonies, bursts of crackling distortion and

irresistible melodic hooks - yet it isn't this

that melts your heart as much as the bond this

real-life family cultivates on stage. Formed in

2003 in Brampton, Ontario, Five Blank Pages

consists of singer/songwriter Noyan Hilmi

(vocals, guitars), then girlfriend (now wife),

Pinar Ozyetis (vocals, keys), Noyan's sister

Chelen Hilmi, (drums, vocals) and friend of

longstanding, Rajiv Thavanathan. Combining

expressive melancholic chord structures with

often buoyant and uplifting rhythms, Five Blank

Pages conjure sketches of artists such as The

Weakerthans, Pedro The Lion, Hayden, Death Cab

For Cutie, and many East-Coast indie groups of

the early 90's, while recontextualizing this

canon with their own originality and mark.

Their debut 6-song EP " Spaces to Occupy and

Abandon" (distributed by Universal Music) has

allowed the quartet to garner a sizeable

following, playing showcases such as the Halifax

Pop Explosion, CMW, NXNE, S.C.E.N.E. Fest,

Brampton Indie Arts Fest and Over the Top Fest.

The long-awaited full-length follow-up, " Last

Blush", is the sonic equivalent of an explosion

of indie-pop styling and colour. This said,

please don't misconstrue this band as some

calculating denizen of the commercial world of

some latter day Partridge Family. This is a group

in their earnest creating solemn heartfelt songs

that capture the poignancy of Canadian

independent lo-fi/hi-fi rock. Understood? Good.

Now come warm yourself by the fire.

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