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Foxwarren’s backstory reads like a page torn from the manual of rock & roll authenticity, as this group of siblings and childhood friends originally formed more than a decade ago. Growing up in scattered small towns across the Canadian prairies, Andy Shauf (guitars/keys/vocals), Dallas Bryson (guitar/vocals), and brothers Darryl Kissick (bass) and Avery Kissick (drums & percussion) eventually found themselves in Regina, Saskatchewan. The initial sessions for their self-titled debut began in the Kissicks’ parents’ farmhouse while they were away on vacation. Upon their return, Foxwarren were forced to relocate and recording resumed back in Regina in a rented house where the members lived as roommates. The band’s name comes from the Kissick brothers’ family home in Foxwarren, Manitoba.

Foxwarren initially bonded over Pedro the Lion and drew influence from The Band and Paul Simon. Now a decade in to the project, Shauf reflects on their debut release: “So much time and effort went into making this album; it’s something I think we’re all really proud of. My touring and recording schedule got pretty wild over the past three or four years, so it put the Foxwarren album on the backburner. Making the album was such an enjoyable time – the  more

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released November 30, 2018

Foxwarren is:

Dallas Bryson
Avery Kissick
Darryl Kissick
Andy Shauf

all songs written and arranged by Foxwarren

recorded and produced by Foxwarren (“Your Small Town” recorded by Rob Morrison and Foxwarren)
mixed by Jon Anderson at Protection Island
mastered by Philip Shaw Bova at Bova Labs

photos by Chris Graham and Danielle Tocker
layout and graphic design by Mat Dunlap