Nick Argyriou

Riffing on the energy and immediacy of the New York City-based electronic act Suicide’s first self-titled album in 1977 and unsung fellow 70s psychedelic rock and soul unit Purple Image, the now Sydney-based kinsmen soon tapped into ways of injecting this influence into their 2011 debut. In fact the sway was so powerful that Canyons chose the Suicide single, Keep Your Dreams as the title of their own record. We caught up with Thomson in the aftermath of Canyons’ recent 3am Monday morning Golden Plains set, which saw the guys swill some pre-gig beers while immersing themselves in the dance opulence of US pop magnets Chic. Read the full story here.