Kestrels

Kestrels are an indie rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The group forms in 2007 and is active from that point onward. Jim MacAlpine is the listed member.

Style and sound

The band is associated with shoegaze, indie rock and indie. Their music combines melody and harmony with heavy distortion, rapid drums and layered guitar noise, balancing pop sensibility with a dense rock sound. The band’s approach places strong emphasis on contrast between loud, distorted instrumentation and clear melodic writing.

Releases

Kestrels first issue a 7-inch single on Noyes Records, with the songs “Seaside” and “On Our Time”. They then release their debut full-length, Primary Colours, a record assembled over three years in six different studios. The album includes “Sailed On”, “Our Velocity” and “Ridicule”, and it appears as a CD and LP release on Noyes Records. The LP is issued in a highly limited run of 200 copies and includes download codes attached to unique photographs.