Art d'Ecco's Debut Album TRESPASSER Out Today On Paper Bag Records

Mysterious Canadian glam-rocker Art d'Ecco is proud to release his debut full length Trespasser today on Paper Bag Records. Art has also shared a video for album standout "Mary," which stars Emilie Underhill as the titular Mary and was directed by Kira Clavell. The video is now available to stream or embed HERE. Hear Trespasser in full HERE.

Art recently announced a run of Canadian tour dates, including recent appearances at Rifflandia and Pop Montreal, and an upcoming performance at Halifax Pop Explosion. The full list of tour dates can be found below, with more dates (including US performances) to be announced soon.

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR "MARY"

HEAR TRESPASSER IN FULL

The Gulf Islands of the Pacific Northwest are an enigma. The islands jut up through the brisk waters of the Pacific Ocean, and just as the likes of Vancouver and Seattle exist at the intersection of opulences both natural and manmade, the islands host multitudes in their lush, hushed red cedar and Doug Fir skyscrapers. Art d'Ecco is one such multitude: an unapologetic, inclusive rock and roll mystic in a wig and lipstick.

When d'Ecco moved into his grandmother's cottage on one of the islands, he hadn't planned on creating a new project. But, as it often does, circumstance charted his course. His grandmother, living with Alzheimer's, suffered a related phenomenon called 'sundowning,' which triggers increased agitation and anxiety around sunset. "The only way to calm this lady down was to sit down at the piano," says d'Ecco. He would play "Bohemian Rhapsody," passing it off asBeethoven. After she was relocated, d'Ecco remained in the empty house where he had played as a child. Draped in memory, he gravitated toward the piano, spending the long, lonesome, quiet nights on the bench before the instrument. This is where Art d'Ecco was created.

He relocated to a new cottage, built a studio and barricaded himself with copies of Deerhunter'sCryptograms, Bowie's Low, and choice krautrock records. In this solitude, d'Ecco would chase tones for hours. The result is a richly-realized confluence of the ferocious spark of those trailblazers and a distinct sadness, with d'Ecco as mad scientist, stitching together these delicious fragments and animating them.

Art d'Ecco tour dates:

Oct 16 - Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah

Oct 19 - Halifax, NS @ Halifax Pop Explosion

Oct 23 - Ottawa, ON @ House of TARG

Oct 24 - Guelph, ON @ DSTRCT

Oct 25 - Toronto, ON @ Baby G

Nov 10 - Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar

Nov 16 - Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore

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