Sled Island presents: HOMESHAKE + guests

HOMESHAKE

Peter Sagar splits time between Montreal and a home studio in Toronto these days, but his hypnagogic pop project HOMESHAKE is deeply rooted in his Albertan upbringing. His discography is full of introspection on his prairies past and anticipation of his continuing musical evolution, delivered with poppy hooks that infect the mind.

Sagar cut his teeth playing guitar for Mac Demarco’s touring band from 2012 to 2014 before debuting his solo project with 2013’s lo-fi gem The Homeshake Tape and a sensual debut full-length LP, In the Shower, in 2014. On subsequent releases Midnight Snack (2015) and Fresh Air (2017), Sagar expanded the HOMESHAKE sound with synthesizers, drum machines, and dreamy R&B soundscapes.

For his fourth album, 2019’s Helium, Sagar crafted an optimistic indie sound that earned praise from Exclaim! and AllMusic. Following a depressive episode, he released Under the Weather in ‘21, his most deeply introspective and vulnerable recording yet. In 2024, HOMESHAKE unleashed two albums onto the world: CD Wallet, an alternative exploration of his Edmonton childhood, and Horsie, a textural down-tempo trip that embodies Sagar’s “less is more” approach to songwriting and creation. The two records balance each other out, capturing the bravery of an artist that will explore every sonic corner.

HOMESHAKE’s impressive catalogue chronicles a journey of self-interrogation and reflection, drenched in reverb and expressed with confessional wordplay. This spring, the journey makes its way back to Alberta, and Sledders are along for the ride.

Important info:

Start and running times are subject to change. Please check the Sled Island schedule in June for exact set times.

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About Sled Island:

Sled Island is an annual five-day independent music and arts festival in Calgary, Alberta that brings together a community of music, comedy and art with over 25,000 attendees in multiple venues across the city. For more information, visit SledIsland.com.

Sled Island acknowledges Calgary as the traditional territory of the Blackfoot and the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Ĩyãħé Nakoda First Nations, including the Chiniki, Bearspaw and Goodstoney First Nations. Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta (Districts 5 and 6).