Apostle Of Hustle Returns With New Record

Andrew Whiteman at Outside Lands
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It's no secret that we here at HAD are suckers for anything Broken Social Scene related, but Apostle Of Hustle hold a special place in our hearts. The Andrew Whiteman-fronted side project is undoubtedly one of the most prolific and impressive BSS side projects. What's more, they play an amazing live show, largely propelled by Whiteman's always-in-your-face stage presence.

Given all that, we were psyched to hear that the band has a new record entitled Eats Darkness set to drop on May 19th. What's more, the band has released an initial mp3 from the record for your listening pleasure. If there's a tour announcement, it'll be a musical awesomeness trifecta!

The mp3, entitled "Perfect Fit", is definitely one of the more abstract entries into the Apostle catalog - the vocals are more spoken than sung, and the arrangement is a sparse percussion/bass combo, with other blips and bloops weaving their way throughout the tune. To be frank, it reminds us more than a little of some Think Tank era Blur, and that's definitely a good thing. More than anything, it seems that Whiteman and crew are definitely pushing the artistic and creative envelope - we can't wait to hear what that means for the whole record!

mp3: Apostle Of Hustle - Perfect Fit

More Canadians: Do Make Say Think and Apostle Of Hustle @ Mezzanine In November

If you read here regularly, you may be getting the idea that I have some kind of strange obsession with the various offspring of Broken Social Scene, and I guess you'd be right. Along those lines, I was excited to discover that Apostle Of Hustle will be opening for Do Make Say Think on November 3rd at Mezzanine!

The former is the side project of BSS guitarist and vocalist Andrew Whiteman. The band offers a bit of BSS flavor, but focuses more on rhythmic diversity, Latin guitars, and a less "poppy" feel, in general. I saw them open for Andrew Bird at the Fillmore, and they really delivered a fantastic set. The latter is a band having no relation to BSS (aside from also being natives of Toronto), but definitely riding a wave of critical praise. I've never seen DMST live, but their sound seems to involve a lot of the atmosphere and diverse instrumentation of Apostle Of Hustle, offering and even more "post-rock" repertoire. If you're feeling the atmospheric instrumental vibe, one would imagine it'll all work out to be a great show!

mp3: Apostle Of Hustle - National Anthem Of Nowhere
mp3: Do Make Say Think - A Tender History In Rust