Dearly Beloved – Walker Park LPGiven that the band was born as an affirmation of life energy and an outlet for raw emotional expression, maybe its inevitable that Toronto rockers Dearly Beloved would answer the weird silence of global pandemic with a roar. The relentless noisemakers emerge from two years of lockdown with the vivid, bracing Walker Park. The bands self described barrage rock is both a clever bit of wordplay and a pithy statement of intent rooted in bedrock truth. For

revealing a deeply affecting and rewarding set of songs

the band drilled its songs with maniacal zeal before bottling that energy in a two-week recording blitz with Daniel Rey at Dave Grohl’s Studio 606

it'll help them take over the world one dream at a time" – Exclaim

This essential collection touches on material from Change of Heart's entire epic run and features classic tracks like "Smile

produced by Dale Morningstar

taped neck and shoulders

" "Pat's Decline" and "Herstory

manipulating the original sound until a new one is created

An ode to hearth and home

dreamy pop and poignant

Back in the '90s

but it’s deeper and more self-aware