Tinsoldierman – The EP Collection
Tinsoldierman is a new project from Montreal-based singer-songwriter Trevor Anderson.
Cinematic drama, acid folk, cosmic country, lo-fi power pop—these songs are dedicated to anyone bewildered by 21st Century life (i.e. most of us).
Released on leap year day 2024, “Sphinx Jinx” was the first in an ongoing series of seasonal EPs.
Sphinx Jinx
“Sphinx Jinx” (Feb. 29, 2024) was the Tinsoldierman debut.
Against a moody backdrop of shimmering strings and echoing 50’s guitars, “Tidal Dreams” soundtracks your recurring dream about that person you’d rather forget.
“Sphinx Jinx” is a four-part existential chat with the beast of legend (bad news—she has a worse attention span than you do). Early Floyd and Incredible String band fans should dig.
Humour and self-awareness keep the drama in check. See “Hangxiety Blues”—a jazzy anthem for shameovers, built on old Optigan keyboard loops.
Stream/Add
Buy (Bandcamp)
Crown Of Seasons
“Crown of Seasons” (May 1, 2024) was the follow up.
Written during pandemic lockdowns, when technology briefly lost its death grip, “Crown Of Seasons” captures the wonder of noticing nature again (for the first time), and the longing and hope that come with changing seasons.
Intimate and minimalist, “St. Brendan” re-imagines the journey of an Irish saint—from wild youth to suburban routine and back again.
“Rover’s Song” is an epic ode to wanderlust. Its ethereal climax may summon a few banshees.
Stream/Add
Buy (Bandcamp)
Tourist Trap
“Tourist Trap” (July 19, 2024) was the third EP.
“Tourist Trap” is a breezy tune for days when the past comes calling but you seize the present instead. Its bittersweet jangle recalls the early 90’s sounds of James or the Sundays.
Things get cosmic country with “Nowhere Together”, a spaced-out anthem for living and loving in the here and now, however doomed that may be.
“Return Trip” sounds like the hope and safe harbour of lasting love.
Stream/Add
Buy (Bandcamp)
Wicked World
“Wicked World” (Oct. 25, 2024) was lucky #4 (4 songs!)
“It’s A Wicked World (Hold On, Girl)” is a Motown-style plead for tenderness and care in a fragmented age.
“I’m Your Ghost” is a brutally satirical take on ghosting, with fuzzed-out guitars and northern soul stomp.
“Prey For Love” laments a Darwinian dating scene in which you are spider or fly. (Pick a side.)
“Heaven, They Say” is a honey-dripped, reverb-rich soundtrack to second chances at love. The Beach Boys kindly sang backups.
Stream/Add
Buy (Bandcamp)
Twilight Road
“Twilight Road” (Feb. 28, 2025) arrived one year minus a day from EP1.
With its pounding drums and goth guitar, “Alive With You” is a Cure-esque wake-up call to stop whatever else you’re doing and live.
“King Of Fife” wraps a doo-wop melody in bagpipes to tell the tragic tale of an ageing alpha male.
The title track’s Celtic soul says ‘explore while some light remains’. “Vespers” is the sound of that wander. “Good Soldier” meets inevitable night as bravely as it can.