Stirling // The Fall of the Winter Palace

Since the release of their 2004 debut, Toronto-based Stirling continue to spend their days and nights honing an epic sound that contains a great deal of dial twirling, frequency-taming, pedal-engaging, and Bowie-inspired hollering that owes much to such bands as the Jesus and Mary Chain, Pulp, Talk Talk and Roxy Music.

"These guys actually do sound good enough to be NME's next darlings.… Take my advice and get into this band now, so you can say you liked them before their inevitable fame." – Chart Magazine

"This local quartet goes for the jugular by summoning the ghosts of Brit Rock past. Hints of The Verve, Pulp and Floyd can all be heard in Stirling's swirling sonic brew." –NOW Magazine