New album 'Old Friends, Brief Ends' OUT NOW

An eclectic mix of warm organ tones, dreamy electric guitar tones, rich harmonies, and an instrumentation similar to that of 70s classic rock bands Chicago and the Band, Old Friends, Brief Ends is analog resurgence with modern sensibility. The eleven-song album is the duo’s debut full-length album and their most ambitious work yet. Driving and upbeat indie rock anthems that evoke the warm feelings of laid-back summer nights are balanced with melancholic acoustic singer-songwriter pieces that muse on the unrequited love and the sobering inevitability of growing up. In all, the entire work is laden with sun-drenched nostalgia that emulates the ups and downs of life. The pair began writing the songs that would eventually become this album when they were in high school back in 2012. Spanning a whopping 9 years of their lives, this album is also a “coming of age” story inspired by their experiences growing up in the border city.

The album’s cover art features a collection of sketches/drawings of significant objects and symbols from Andrew and Austin’s collective memory of growing up in Windsor. Some will be familiar to all Windsorites — i.e. the Ambassador Bridge, the Ford Power building, Super Bowl Lanes, and the Windsor 401 sign— and others are more personal, only to be deciphered in the context of their lyrics. With the help of a generous grant from the City of Windsor’s Arts, Culture & Heritage Fund, The Bishop Boys commissioned established local artist Owen Swain to create the sketches for the cover artwork, and the cover design and layout was done by multi-disciplinary artist and graphic designer Madeline Mazak.