Whitebrow
Burlington, Ontario, Canada | SELF
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"A real contender in the folk-roots sweepstakes. Mightily impressive." - New Canadian Music
"A real contender in the folk-roots sweepstakes. Mightily impressive." - New Canadian Music
"Creeky, creepy and utterly compelling" - Quick Before it Melts
"Creeky, creepy and utterly compelling" - Quick Before it Melts
Whitebrow - Southern Souls
"Truly special." - CBC Radio 1
"Extraordinary...will hit home." - Toronto Star
"Haunting and beautiful." - The Music Nerd Chronicles
"All at once musically, vocally, and lyrically chilling...eerily beautiful sound." - A Music Blog, Ya?
a pairing of Sufjan Stevens meets Belle and Sebastian...a talented, quiet musician taking unexpected risks with song choices. - PressPlus1.com
a beautiful voice and a knack for creating mellow, and haunting acoustic folk...Whitebrow leads you with his calming yet unsettling sound. - West and Crooked
Burlington singer and songwriter Gabriel DeSantis is striking out on unexplored terrain using his new EP, All’s Still Before the Storm, as a springboard. - Inside Halton
"He’s got an old soul to him with a really distinctive voice. There’s a timeless presence to it too and you’re forced to pay attention." - Doug Ralph, CHUO-FM
"He’s got an old soul to him with a really distinctive voice. There’s a timeless presence to it too and you’re forced to pay attention." - Doug Ralph, CHUO-FM
Another very serene singer-songwriter... It masterfully manages to catch a certain feeling that most people know too well. With guitar and harmonica, Whitebrow has a way of underlining the delicate feeling of seeing the first sunrays after a storm and subtly give you enough reason to hope for a better day tomorrow." - Wasfuersohr
"Honestly, there's not a song on it we don't like." - The Indie Machine
"Honestly, there's not a song on it we don't like." - The Indie Machine
"It is a great mellow, slightly spooky take on the folk genre. Think Bon Iver minus the soul-sucking boredom. The record is a great fit for a late summer night." - T.O. Snob's Music Blog
Discography
2010 - The Whitebrow Demo
2011 - All's Still Before the Storm EP
- Radio airplay for "Don't Pass Me By"
- "Your Bridges" featured on "Amazing" compilation
2011 - Single "I Will Follow You Down"
- Radio Airplay
2013 - Whitebrow LP
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Bio
For the self-titled LP, Whitebrow's Gabriel DeSantis recruited some Toronto favourites to add depth to the former solo project.
Recorded over a two-week period in an empty, 150-year-old church in rural Burlington, ON, DeSantis was accompanied by Mike Deicont on upright bass and Frank Evans on banjo and fiddle.
Solitude was easily accessible with a cemetery of 1812 soldiers and a highway as the only neighbours.
After many sleepless nights, the record took shape with a sound born out of the church's dusty acoustics and lingering spirits.
"Whitebrow" is the full-length follow up to 2011's "All's Still Before the Storm" EP and has garnered critical praise since it's release on March 29th.
Quick Before it Melts says the album is "creeky, creepy and utterly compelling."
The Toronto Star calls it "Extraordinary"
CBC Radio named "I Will follow You Down" as the song of the week, citing the album as "Truly Special."
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