Brother Octopus
Sea of Champions
(Oak Apple Records)
3.5/5
When I first laid eyes on Sea of Champions by Brother Octopus, I immediately imagined it would be one of the oddest things I’d ever listen to. I was anything but disappointed.
The band is classified as indie rock over at iTunes, which I wouldn’t argue against, but I’d add that it sounds more like folketronic or disco-pop-rock.
The story behind this album is that although it was fully produced in Alberta, each track was recorded and mixed in a different studio. And what I really like about Sea of Champions is that it sounds like they had fun making it, and that makes it difficult not to enjoy yourself by proxy.
It seems to me that I’m always hearing about all this great Canadian-based music, and I would not be shocked to learn that Brother Octopus is the kind of thing people are talking about.