Victoria based pop/ rock band Isobel Trigger are enjoying their first official tour which brings them to Lethbridge for the first time at the Slice, Oct. 2 with Rend and the Utilities.
“ It’s been great. We’re in Dawson Creek and we just had breakfast at this funky ’50s diner,” enthused lead vocalist Felicia Harding.
“And Brett (Faulkner), our guitarist has a brother in Fort. St. John. So we went to visit him,” she continued. Bassist Kyle Lowther and drummer Ariel Tseng complete the lineup of the band.
“ We‘re definitely pop rock I like to say we’re alternative pop rock,” she said.
They use a lot of synths in their music.
“ I just started playing keyboards a couple years ago. They echo our times. We’ve become more like cyborgs with our cell phones and technology. So synths really echo the time we’re living in,” she said adding the first two singles off their EP “Dust and Bones” and “Tiger Shark” feature a lot of keyboards.
She said the band is looking forward to their first visit to Alberta.
“It will be different than B.C, so it will be interesting to experience,” she continued.
They tour quite a bit around Vancouver Island and play a lot in Vancouver and go up to Smithers in northern B.C., but touring is still quite new to them.
“This is our first official tour. We love it. We all live together, so we’re like family. It’s been fun exploring and seeing new places. And playing shows every night has been exciting,” she said.
“ They have all been highlights because each show is different. We always like playing the Media Club in Vancouver and w are excited about playing the Starlite Room in Edmonton. And we’re looking forward to playing the Slice,” she continued adding they are also enjoying playing with Rend.
They are touring in support of their EP “Nocturnal” which was released on Aug. 24. But are already working on their next.
“We’re still trying to find our sound. On the new EP, each of the songs has a different flavour. There's a lot more synth based songs now,” she said.
“ So it's a little bit eclectic. And it’s called “Nocturnal” because we’re nocturnal people as musicians,” she added.
“And it’s definitely a sound that reflects nightlife and nightclubs.”
They are always writing new music.
“If you arrive during our sound check, that’s when we try out new song sand sometimes we’ll write a song during it when someone comes up with a riff and we’ll expand on it,” she continued.
Isobel Trigger, Rend and The Utilities play the Slice at 9 p.m., Oct. 2. There is a five dollar cover.
