WARES

Mint Records

Wares is a heavy pop band from amiskwacîy, Treaty 6 territory. Their live set is loud, dreamy, rough-at-the-edges rock, and is known for visceral and high energy performances from singer/guitarist Cassia Hardy. Their new single, Graceless/Cloudless, was recorded between festival dates in 2021-2022. The songs explore themes of connection, intimacy and social anxiety, in 5 minutes of driving, synth-flecked power pop. The single comes as a long-awaited follow-up to 2020’s Survival (Mint Records), which peaked at #2 on the National Earshot campus community radio charts, and  was long listed for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize. The band has supported Ezra Furman, Cloud Nothings, U.S. Girls, Dilly Dally, and many others on stages from Dawson City to Prince Edward Island.