Candy Isle ‘Blooming’ Self-released candyisle.bandcamp.com Originally formed in 2017 as an acoustic duo by college friends Kat Bakrania on cajon and Lydia Dake on guitar and ukulele, Candy Isle now has an amplified, indie pop sound with the addition of its newest member, bassist Allison Froio. The trio’s new album, “Blooming,” shifts through all the […]
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Album review: ‘Candy Isle’
Candy Isle “Channel Surfing” Self-released candyisle.bandcamp.com I’m not sure if I’ve ever heard Sleater-Kinney sing a madrigal, but I know what it might sound like: the Rochester acoustic duo Candy Isle. Topic-wise, “Channel Surfing” is a concept record about, well, channel surfing and the joy of landing on your favorite shows. It’s fairly light-hearted stuff […]
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Album review: ‘Mostly Blankets’
Candy Isle “Mostly Blankets” Self-released candyisle.bandcamp.com This is an awesome album of deceptive simplicity. Candy Isle is a dynamic duo made up of Kat Bakrania and Lydia Dake — and not much else. This, their first EP, sparkles like a pristine smile with a dusting of harmonious quirk. Assorted instruments are sprinkled about so sparsely […]
