Canadian sister trio The Garrys will release their new single, ‘Cakewalk,’ accompanied by a new music video, via Grey Records.

‘Cakewalk’ marks the first new music since 2021’s Get Thee To A Nunnery and the first release since the trio of Lenore, Julie, and Erica Maier recruited their brother Matthew on guitar. ‘Cakewalk’ is undoubtedly a The Garrys release in all the best ways, as the “doom-wop” outfit weaves criss-crossing guitar riffs and a three-part braid of harmony with rhythmic stutter, underpinned by the warm analogue hum of a VHS tape. The syncopated surf rock beats and guitars steeped in tremolo create a psychedelic dread drenched in dark nostalgia, conjuring images of a Lynchian school dance. “Cakewalk is the first song we’re releasing that was written by all four of us; lyrically, the track explores the nuggets of good advice we’ve all ignored, the existential discomfort of holding multiple truths, and the stoic relief of resignation to an indifferent universe,” the band added.

The accompanying music video for ‘Cakewalk’, shot and directed by filmmaker Carey Shaw, is also be available via The Garrys’ YouTube channel. Taking aesthetic inspiration from vintage found footage of a 1988 Miss Saskatoon beauty pageant, the video features the soft-focus romance and shoulder-pad glamour of a mid-80s soap opera mixed with a surrealist take on a local television channel’s variety show. In addition to the music video, The Garrys will be taking their hazy sun-bleached melodies on the road to the UK. Having played The Great Escape in 2018 and 2022, The Garrys are ready to retake the UK by storm having just played three sets at FOCUS Wales and have stops in Dublin and Glasgow.

Born out of the coldest part of landlocked Canada, The Garrys formed in the spring of 2015 and named themselves after their father, Garry. The trio debuted with Warm Buds in 2016, a lo-fi record that established what would become the band’s signature woozy garage-surf sound. The sister trio have since recruited their brother Matthew Maier to join the family fun, but only after the band’s last album, Get Thee To The Nunnery. Get Thee To The Nunnery won them a 2022 Western Canadian Music Award in the category of Breakout Artist of the Year, as well as Alternative Artist of the Year in the Saskatchewan Music Awards the same year.