This Saskatchewan trio's regular fare is pretty closely aligned to the La Luz school of surf guitars and girl-group vocals - which they do very well - but this is something else entirely.
Recorded to accompany a 2019 showing of the classic 1922 film Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages, this is a beautifully realised synthesis which on paper shouldn't work, but proves to be inspired.
The Garrys' sound translates to this medium surprisingly well. Largely bypassing the rapid-fire, staccato guitar runs you'd normally expect of the genre, the Garrys here conjure a dread atmosphere by amping up their doomy Shangri- La's vocal harmonies, providing the perfect haunt factor with their witchy chanting and spooky oohs and aahs, atop an ominous bed of swelling tremelo guitars, cymbal splashes and mournful trumpet. And the walking basslines take on a 'being stalked in the dark' quality in these surrounds.
It stands up perfectly well on its own but for the full experience you can watch the film and score synced together on the Garry's YouTube channel here.
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