Artist: Drawn Ship

Another year. 2011 came and went and despite our best efforts to stop, we are still fucking blogging. We've been doing this for almost a decade, which is equally as impressive as it is pathetic, but yet we keep going. This year the site had some great highs; another fantastic HPX showcase, being asked to be a part of the SOCAN jury and the Junos, Polaris, getting some love from Asian-Canadian rap vet Kish, dropping a 36-song tribute to Gordon Lightfoot that got picked up by some of the biggest news outlets in [...]

• Drawn Ship - Chimney Sweep

Speaking of former members of Hinterland , here's Drawn Ship , a minimal rock duo from Vancouver. Below you can hear the slinky, ominous "Glass Eye." The track comes from the Drawn Ship's upcoming Low Domestic , due September 6 through Scratch . Go to Exclaim! to read my recent interview with the band. If you dig this track, be sure to check out the rest of this stellar album.

• DRAWN SHIP - Glass Eye

It's hard to imagine Lyn Heinemann as anything but the charismatic front woman of one of Vancouver's most powerful three-pieces . Lyn's voice, husky and powerful enough to sing about fucking or the drug issues on the Lower East Side with conviction but tender enough to portray genuine sadness and sympathy, is so identifiable that hearing it involved in any other project is slightly unsettling. Thankfully Lyn's song writing is as solid as her voice, so the transition from Portico to the front woman of Drawn Ship is a successful [...]

• Drawn Ship - Adventure Series
• Drawn Ship - Adventure Series

Drawn Ships is a Vancouver duo comprised of musicians Lyn Heinemann of Portico and Hinterland's Gregg Steffensen. The pair have come together and are preparing to release their debut album as Drawn Ships. The record, Low Domestic, is slated for a September 6th release. Ryan Guldemond of Mother Mother, and Hannah Georgas both provide backing vocals to the cause. Here's the track list for the