The Band
Philly to Brooklyn transplants, The Canon Logic formed around a few loose college connections and some mutual interest in singer Tim Kiely’s catalog of songs. Their unique brand of gritty rock, grounded in pop sensibility, has earned them a loyal regional following and a nod or two from local critics. Riding the waves of their feel-good summertime EP, ‘The White Balloon’, this quintet is currently playing the NYC Lower East Side scene while working on their forthcoming full release, due out end of year.
The band has been featured on the Vans Warped Tour, the Music Inspires Health Tour, CurrentTV, Fearless TV, and has also been announced as an official artist for this years’ CMJ Music Marathon. Here is what some critics are saying about The Canon Logic:
“Their upbeat songs and emphasis on vocal harmony exudes a Brian Wilson in Williamsburg vibe….If you have a penchant for getting songs stuck in your head and liking it, don’t miss this show.” - CMJ Staff Blog
“From the opening verse of the first song to the chorus of the last, Canon Logic never failed to deliver infectious vocal melody, soaring harmonies, and intricate—yet playful—song structures….singer Tim Kiely’s vocal delivery is pitch-perfect but a little raw, and the band’s rhythm section digs deep into your bones and makes you feel an urge to move around a bit—even if it is 7:30 on a Tuesday night.” - The Deli Magazine (on The Canon Logic Official CMJ Showcase)
“It’s a beautiful melding of the old with the new to create something fun and exciting on The White Balloon…It’s bouncy, upbeat and pure fun… Any of these songs could make it into the top 40.” - Pop Syndicate
“The Canon Logic are a truly remarkable band, bringing back an old pop style while managing to make it their own… their EP hints at a bright future and tons of sunny, upbeat pop gems to use in the soundtrack for your summer.”
- AbsolutePunk.net“TCL weave multi-layered vocal harmonies, guitar hooks and punchy piano into sugar-coated bits of infectious candy that leave you aching for more. The band’s new EP, White Balloon, contains what could be some of this summer’s catchiest songs…”
- Bill Dvorak, The Deli Magazine“Kudos must be given to the band’s…unassailable mix of primal rock and roll and stacked Beach Boys harmonies. Unlike the majority of their contemporaries, who labor over bloated conceptual pieces which almost always reek of an inadvertent literalist streak, The Canon Logic find layers of deep meaning in the summer breeze, the imprecations of jilted lovers, and so much more.”
- Music Junkie by Brooklyn Eagle“The Canon Logic plays 1960s-style shameless pop fused with latter-day production sensibilities on its new EP, White Balloon.
- Time Out New York“We’re suckers for happy-go-lucky nonsense word hooks, (i.e. ba dop ba ba da da!) so it’s not surprise that we got hooked on “Delia,” - a track from The Canon Logic. A couple of sub-scene popsters from Brooklyn, NY, the band kind of sounds like an indie version of Pet Sounds…”
- Baeble Music“…Built in groove moments in their songs that allow for the crowd to shake it before coming back to the more lyrical sections. This is how they make the sound their own: They don’t just emulate their influences but expand on them. If you’re looking for some new bright and sunny summer anthems, check out The Canon Logic”
- Grand Street News“The room was completely full (sold out??) and the band sounded great. The band’s brand of power-pop was infectious and they kept the crowd dancing (…which is rare to see at a NYC show these days). Both the crowd and the band seemed to have a great, hot and sweaty time.”
-BrooklynRocks
