Vancouver, BC - Vancouver singer/songwriter Jasper Sloan Yip has spent the last five years cutting his teeth on stages all across Canada and with
the release of his 2nd album Foxtrot on July 16th, he’s set to start the cycle all over again! Jasper and his band will kick off their Summer Tour across
Canada with an album release show in Vancouver on Wednesday, July 17th at The Media Club (695 Cambie St.), with the remaining Canadian tour dates taking place in August.
Foxtrot isn't out until July 16th but the album is already garnering plenty of attention for
Jasper Sloan Yip. The album’s track listing includes his song,
“Show Your Teeth”, which won
Shore 104.3 FM’s Best of B.C. contest for May 2013, landing the artist $10,000.00 in prize money. On top of that,
Jasper was also recently featured in
Pacific Rim Magazine. Things are definitely off to a good start!
Jasper Sloan Yip’s start was humble. A self-taught musician, he gave his first performance in 2007 on a stage he built in his own back yard. In 2010, he released his restless debut,
Every Day and All at Once. Its songs charted on CBC Radio 3, appeared on network television, and landed
Jasper showcases at festivals all over Canada, including Rifflandia, Canadian Music Week and Sled Island. Jasper was also a Top 20 Finalist in
The Peak Performance Project in 2011.
Now, at the helm of an experimental folk-rock sextet, Jasper Sloan Yip is set to release his ambitious follow-up, Foxtrot. The earnest naïveté that characterized Every Day and All at Once is gone, replaced with pensive introspection and expansive instrumentation. The result is a mosaic: nine very different songs that, taken together, create a unified narrative about the pains - and joys - of love and art, making Foxtrot a very personal record.
“More than anything it's an account of the end of my relationship with Stephanie, our violinist,” explains Jasper. “This entire record takes place within the walls of our apartment, but it's bigger than that. I really tried to find the big picture from all of the small details of our life together. It also dives into my relationship with music. I tried to parallel the two relationships because they both demonstrated to me how difficult it is to love someone, or something. The opening lines of the record pretty much sum it up:
"You make it up to take apart, no matter what, sometimes you hate your art. You love her like you love your work: she makes you happy when she doesn't make you hurt.""
Foxtrot is set for release on July 16, 2013. Look for
Jasper and his band on tour across Canada this August and don't miss out on the Album Release Show at The Media Club in Vancouver on July 17th. For more information and the most up-to-date tour listings, please visit:
www.jaspersloanyip.com
JASPER SLOAN YIP CANADIAN SUMMER TOUR DATES
July 17 - Vancouver, BC @ The Media Club *Foxtrot Release Party*
August 2-5 - Wells, BC @ Arts Wells Festival
August 9-11 - Haida Gwaii, BC @ Edge of the World Festival
August 13, 2013 - Prince George, BC @ Art Space (Books and Company)
August 14 - Jasper, AB @ TBD
August 15 - Edmonton, AB @ TBD
August 16 - Regina, SK @ O'Hanlon's
August 19 - Sault Ste. Marie, ON @ Cafe Natura
August 21 - Ottawa, ON @ Zaphod Beeblebrox
August 22 - Toronto, ON, @ TBD
August 23-25 - Pefferlaw, ON @ Eaglewood Folk Festival
August 28 - Winnipeg, MB @ Ozzy's
August 29 - Saskatoon, SK @ Vangelis Tavern
August 30 - Calgary, AB @ The Palomino
3. Lie To Me
4. Parallel Lines
5. Show Your Teeth
6. Indian Summer
7. Horseshoe
8. Love, and All Of Its Opposites
9. Foxtrot
