In becoming acquainted with Toronto, Ontario's
Five Blank Pages, one cannot help but think of
the proverbial weekend cottage, indulging in long
strolls by a lapping shore or drawing closer to
loved ones by camp fire on cool Canadian nights.

The honesty and innocence of Five Blank Pages is
conveyed through pop strains of delicate
harmonies, bursts of crackling distortion and
irresistible melodic hooks - yet it isn't this
that melts your heart as much as the bond this
real-life family cultivates on stage. Formed in
2003 in Brampton, Ontario, Five Blank Pages
consists of singer/songwriter Noyan Hilmi
(vocals, guitars), then girlfriend (now wife),
Pinar Ozyetis (vocals, keys), Noyan's sister
Chelen Hilmi, (drums, vocals) and friend of
longstanding, Rajiv Thavanathan. Combining
expressive melancholic chord structures with
often buoyant and uplifting rhythms, Five Blank
Pages conjure sketches of artists such as The
Weakerthans, Pedro The Lion, Hayden, Death Cab
For Cutie, and many East-Coast indie groups of
the early 90's, while recontextualizing this
canon with their own originality and mark.

Their debut 6-song EP " Spaces to Occupy and
Abandon" (distributed by Universal Music) has
allowed the quartet to garner a sizeable
following, playing showcases such as the Halifax
Pop Explosion, CMW, NXNE, S.C.E.N.E. Fest,
Brampton Indie Arts Fest and Over the Top Fest.
The long-awaited full-length follow-up, " Last
Blush", is the sonic equivalent of an explosion
of indie-pop styling and colour. This said,
please don't misconstrue this band as some
calculating denizen of the commercial world of
some latter day Partridge Family. This is a group
in their earnest creating solemn heartfelt songs
that capture the poignancy of Canadian
independent lo-fi/hi-fi rock. Understood? Good.
Now come warm yourself by the fire.

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