Blueberry Sunday

Blueberry Sunday's debut record, "Melancholic Afternoon" serves the band as a trial run into finding a sound they feel fits them best. The record mixes pop and indie folk into a nice, nearly acoustic package. Blueberry Sunday has teased the idea of each album being a different genre. The idea is to create a sound for everybody. The group gained idea to be as experimental as they feel from King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, one of Blueberry Sunday's sources of inspiration. Beyond the experimental nature of King Gizard, Blueberry Sunday looks to current events happening in the world and in their own lives when writing music. 

The band is made up of drummer Jérémy Fortin, guitarist Zacharie Nadeau, guitarist and pianist Charles "Chuck" Laliberté bassist Zac Roberge; every member pitches in on vocals. Each musician in Blueberry Sunday has different musical backgrounds that have shaped their taste. While Roberge and Laliberté were taught theory by David Parker, a well known jazz saxophonist, and are incidentally influenced heavily by blues and jazz; Fortin learned by experimenting with music on his own. These very different influences create an environment that urges experimentation. 

Three members of Blueberry Sunday were in a band together in college, but Ealibaerté and Nadeau decided to focus on their own projects. After a good chunk of time and a few demos the two came back to the group asking for their input. The reaction to the demos was positive and they decided to make them into something more polished. These demos became "Melancholic Afternoon". 

Blueberry Sunday has goals of putting out a record that will be a full hour long. With the aim of listeners getting the concept album experience when listened to in order. The band aims to grow with each release, each song or album becoming more polished and well rounded. 

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