With the impending gloom of cooler months slowly drifting in, you should be soaking in all the sunshine you can get. But if you’re feeling a little vitamin D deficient, we recommend grabbing your favourite pair of headphones and getting your daily dose via the tender jangle of Toronto startups FOR KEEPS.

The Big Smoke outfit may be new to the indie scene but their take on whimsical dream pop is a far cry from amateur hour. The foursome’s debut Somedays is bursting at the seams with sharp Frankie Cosmos-esque quirks and “Archie, Marry Me” pep; a mix that will have your mind drifting to brighter dispositions. It may be short and sweet, but luckily the group are already working towards writing and recording another album on top of hectic schedules to zero in on the chemistry they have. “It’s hard to find time to get everyone together,” notes vocalist Julia Allen. “But we do our own things during the day and then at night we come alive; we come together and we make it work”.

With Somedays being out on shelves, we met with the group and toured around Ossington Avenue over cold fries and nervous laughter — chatting about word wizardry, work-band balance, and what it’s like for four close friends to turn smaller projects into big realities.

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