Local Songwriters
Canyons
Biography
Making their much-anticipated label debut, My Rescue is an ode to the sun and enlightenment. It is positivity and musical freedom at its very best.
Taking a musical approach guided by intuition and feel, Canyons have forged their own identity amongst a sea of comers, goers and imitators. They traverse the obvious comparisons to whatever is on the radio right now, focusing on creating original music that could be from the past, present or future.
Canyons’ story is one of intrigue and mystery, one that can be traced back to the Nether Valley in the outer regions of the Western Australian landscape. Ryan Grieve and Leo Thomson began making music separately, under various guises, before coming together as Canyons. ‘Hole in the Sky’, the record label the two founded together, was their initial musical point of contact and the coming together of their creative minds.
Having remixed the likes of Ladyhawke, the Juan Maclean, !!! and of course Tame Impala, Canyons have caused quite a stir at home which was loudly echoed across the pond in the US and Europe as well. So much so that the band went on to release one off singles Blue Snakes on esteemed Parisian Label ‘I’m a Cliché’, closely followed by their deep, jamming epic, Fire Eyes on the coveted DFA Records.
Not a band to rest on their laurels, Canyons then signed with Modular and began recording their debut album in the zoo-like sound ranch they call home in inner-city Sydney.
Striking the elusive balance between creativity, originality and pop sensibility, with an aural likeness to elements of psych, folk, house and everything deep, what is essential to Canyons is that their music evokes a sense of feeling and truth, Ruth.
Close your eyes, feel the sun on your face, dance inside and out… prepare yourselves for the sonic vision that is Canyons.

