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It probably goes without saying that we get a lot of submissions at iM. … like… A LOT… (not to be confused with alot). So when we get a personal recommendation from an artist we’ve done some work with in the past, we tend to toss those higher in the “to listen” queue: enter Vancouver electro-rock quintet FACTS.

The five-piece has been kicking around for about three years or so, and have shared the stage with a flurry of west coast acts including iM favs OH NO! YOKO, THE GAY NINETIES, and YOUNG LIARS. Musically they come together somewhat in the realm of those aforementioned acts: upbeat, danceable… but ultimately they come across as some strange cross-over hybrid of DFA1979 and LCD SOUNDSYSTEM… which is exactly the kind of awesome I want to discover in a random band recommendation.

Back in March, FACTS dropped their long-awaited debut LP Like A Living Being, and with production by Tom Dobrzanski (THE ZOLAS, WE ARE THE CITY) and mixing by Shawn Cole (BEND SINISTER, YOU SAY PARTY), the LP shines with a pristine crispness and a sharp contrast between all the layers that creates this great underbed of ambiance throughout.

Recommended tracks include opener Colourful Box, Body Break, Phewf!, Purists, and the seven-minute epic Diagonals which the band professes they fear “may puncture space-time or something” – why not check out the whole thing in its entirety in the player below and let us know what YOUR favourite track is.