{"title":"Bye Parula - Bandsintown","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"something-out-of-nothing-bye-parula","title":"Something Out Of Nothing","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBye Parula\u003c\/b\u003e, a trio of immigrants who found their musical match in Montreal, is composed of singer and bassist \u003cb\u003eLoïc Calatayud-Sola \u003c\/b\u003e(South of France), guitarist \u003cb\u003eSebastián Riquelme \u003c\/b\u003e(Chile), and drummer \u003cb\u003eSergio D'Isanto \u003c\/b\u003e(Italy). They became the most popular band in Canada, if only for about twenty seconds, every morning. That's when their 2023 single, “\u003cb\u003eStill Got the Spirit\u003c\/b\u003e, was broadcast across the country on \u003cb\u003eCBC Radio One\u003c\/b\u003e, whose listeners recognized the song as the opening theme for the network's flagship arts and culture program, \u003cb\u003eQ with Tom Power\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“\u003cb\u003eSomething Out Of Nothing”\u003c\/b\u003e reflects their growing friendship and increasingly intuitive interaction, which inspired them to broaden their aesthetic horizons while moving toward more introspective songwriting. The new album was produced by \u003cb\u003eRobbie Kuster\u003c\/b\u003e (Flore Laurentienne, Patrick Watson) and mixed by \u003cb\u003eWarren Spicer\u003c\/b\u003e (Unessential Oils, Plants and Animals) and features a team of collaborators, including \u003cb\u003eElisapie, Adèle Trottier-Rivard \u003c\/b\u003e(Bibi Club), \u003cb\u003eMorgan Moore\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eFrançois Lafontaine \u003c\/b\u003e(Karkwa).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eWith the release of their second album in 2026, \u003cb\u003eBye Parula \u003c\/b\u003epresents a mercurial mix inspired by the orchestral funk of \u003cb\u003eSerge Gainsbourg\u003c\/b\u003e, the wounded melodies of \u003cb\u003eElliott Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, the cosmopolitan rhythms of the \u003cb\u003eTalking Heads\u003c\/b\u003e, and the artisanal R\u0026amp;B of \u003cb\u003eDijon\u003c\/b\u003e, all imbued with a 1970s cinematic sensibility that blurs the line between sunny, fuzzy fantasy and urban sophistication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eThis free and relaxed approach is immediately apparent in the first tracks of the album, linked by a common theme. “\u003cb\u003eI Don't Know\u003c\/b\u003e” and “\u003cb\u003eKISSBURN\u003c\/b\u003e,” with their swirling energy, falsetto choruses, and wah-wah guitar solos, plunge us into the heart of a disco seduction: the first track is sung from the perspective of someone who is being made almost uncomfortable advances by a stranger in love; the second takes the perspective of the determined suitor who relentlessly pursues his goal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eThe hedonistic sounds of their second album can't mask the distress lurking beneath the surface: this album massages your shoulders with music while punching you in the gut with its lyrics. “English isn't my mother tongue,” explains Calatayud, \"so on our first album, I was shy and tried to complicate things to make myself feel smart, in a way. And Robbie said to me, ‘No, you have to be simpler than that. You have to go for the emotion.’ I think that helped me a lot: knowing that I could just write simple, honest lyrics. It changed the way I wrote the lyrics for the second album.\" \"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eNaturally, \u003cb\u003eSomething Out of Nothing’s\u003c\/b\u003e most dramatic moments are also the most nakedly personal. On \u003cb\u003e“Orange Blossom”,\u003c\/b\u003e Calatayud pays tribute to his great-grandmother, who lived to 101, and whose spirit of perseverance continues to guide him through his own darkest hours—like, the one chronicled on \u003cb\u003e“Burning Down the House,”\u003c\/b\u003e a post-breakup elegy that he calls “the hardest song\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: #4b5e71; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e me to write.” On both tracks, Calatayud belts out the choruses with such unrestrained intensity, you can practically see the tears welling up in his eyes.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eMeanwhile, the eerie Radiohead-esque atmosphere of “\u003cb\u003eHome\u003c\/b\u003e” draws us into the moment where Calatayud’s soul-crushing morning commute to his day job—a total of 1.5 hours on the Metro combined with an hour of walking, to be exact—led to a full-blown existential crisis, as a creeping homesickness had him questioning whether he wanted to stay in Canada. Likewise, the meditative Spanish-sung folk ballad “\u003cb\u003eMiedo de olvidar\u003c\/b\u003e” was inspiried by all three members missing their moms, all of whom live far from the band’s Montreal home base.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eBut perhaps the greatest gauge of Bye Parula’s increased confidence can be found in \u003ci\u003eSomething Out of Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e’s most vulnerable song. In contrast to the polyrhythmic mojo heard throughout the record, “\u003cb\u003eNeeded\u003c\/b\u003e” is strikingly simple: a hypnotic acoustic hymn that centres around a single lyric—”I don’t want to talk about it\/ playing another little game with you, my love\/ they say it’s only a matter of time”—that Calatayud repeats over the course of five minutes, his tone turning gradually more unsettled with each pass. The song was written collectively as D'Isanto was reeling from a difficult break-up with a partner, and for a group of guys who were barely knew each other when they first started playing together in 2020, “Needed” is a testament to the blood-pact bond they now share as bandmates, and as close friends who can lean one another in times of trouble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bye Parula","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl","offer_id":47869014016214,"sku":"680341926018","price":29.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":47869014048982,"sku":"680341926025","price":16.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download WAV","offer_id":48324853596374,"sku":"680341926049","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download MP3","offer_id":48324856053974,"sku":"680341926049","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/2026\/5430\/files\/Bye_Parula_LP_SOON.jpg?v=1771822486"},{"product_id":"something-out-of-nothing-tshirt-bye-parula","title":"Something Out Of Nothing (T-Shirt)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScreen Printed in Canada - 6 colours\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eT-Shirt Colour: Ivory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100% ring spun cotton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRib knit neckline with spandex for shape retention. 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