The very talented multi-instrumentalist is the son of folk musician James Gordon and the younger brother of rock musician, Evan Gordon. The Toronto-based artist is the mastermind behind the Magic, and a key contributor to U.S. Girls and Islands.
After U.S. Girls’ tour was canceled and the world was sent into lockdown, Geordie found himself full of anxiety and a whole lot of time on my hands.
Drew Smith (formerly of The Bicycles) invited him to join a ‘Song of the Week’ club. A collection of musicians challenged each other to write and record one complete song every week. So began one of the most productive periods in his life, resulting in the creation of enough like-minded songs for a full-length album.
He recalls, ‘When I was a kid growing up in Guelph, making experimental recordings on 4-track cassette machines was the cool thing to do, with Jim Guthrie leading the charge. I received a Tascam Porta-02 for my 13th birthday and spent my teenage years learning how to multi-track. “4-Track,” taken from my upcoming record, The Tower (out September 3rd), is a nostalgic nod to the innocence of recording simple music for fun. This song is also about both the work it takes to make a lasting romantic relationship and to create a good recording, including the regrets one can have looking back at either.’
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