Feral & Stray are a collective of musicians, gathering around Canadian singer-songwriter and head of the stray’s Erin Lang in varying line-ups and instrumentations. With whispering soft voice she displaces boundaries of pop further into the distance and—would the attempt of a classification be really necessary—could be called dream pop in a breath.
What kind of between an album titled BETWEEN YOU AND THE SEA passes through, that is already walking a thin line? Who or what lies on both sides of the road? The great strength of the album may lie in the fact, that it asks questions, rather than giving answers. BETWEEN YOU AND THE SEA leads to a somehow familiar and vague situation, which constantly challenges the possibilities and boundaries of a widened idea of pop music.
Produced by Mark Lawson, (Arcade Fire, Owen Palette, Beirut, Unicorns & Timber Timbre) the album features guest appearances by Taylor Kirk and Simon Trottier (Timber Timbre), Emi Honda and Kristina Koropecki (Elfin Saddle). Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s Dave Bryant mixed the album’s instrumental tracks.