Listeners to the new EP released yesterday by the Tri-City-based rock band Pigeon Park can expect a little darker sound than with previous albums.
Its four-track EP, titled Black Widow, is inspired by a recent story of an elderly Nova Scotia woman who was known to poison her lovers, two of whom died.
Pigeon Park penned a song about her, which is the title tune on Black Widow.
"It's very symbolistic about our music right now: It's dirtier, heavier and more aggressive," guitarist Kevin Okabe said. "It's still classic rock but with a twist."
Black Widow was recorded this spring at the home of Port Moody music producer Jordan Oorebeek.
It is their third release in as many years: In 2011, while on a cross-Canada tour, it cut 12 original songs for The Sun in Windsor, Ont.
Last year, the Centennial and Heritage Woods grads came out with a self-titled EP.
Tomorrow night, Pigeon Park will perform at its CD release party at Venue (881 Granville St., Vancouver) with Whoa! She's a Babe, The Slovos and No Century.
But there won't be any rest afterwards for the band, which is made up of Coquitlam residents Okabe, Nick Weber (vocals), Artur Leppert (bass) and Hunter Elliott (drummer), and Logan Pacholok (guitar/vocals) of Port Moody.
On Aug. 15, it will play the Roxy as part of The Fox 99.3 FM Seeds contest, of which it's once again a Top 20 finalist.
And later this month, Pigeon Park will promote its EP in Edmonton, Saskatoon, Crowsnest Pass, Calgary and Kelowna.
"We're really pleased with the album and the way it has come out," Okabe said in a phone interview last week. "It's definitely more true to who we are as artists."
For tickets to the EP release show, visit venuelive.ca or pigeonparkmusic.com. To purchase the EP, visit iTunes or Amazon.
