Having been birthed in the same Edmonton scene as the likes of Alex Cadler and Mac Demarco, Calvin Love definitely has a lot to live up to. Fortunately for him he has made a movement away from the sounds of his peers taking a more Big Star/Elliot Smith inspired tone.

On “Sugar Hives” shows an endearing but troubled side to Love, reflecting on the past and looking to the future. The tender wanderer’s EP “Ecdysis”, inspired by the “the process of shedding an old skin to facilitate growth” is out now.