June 17th is the release date for pop experimentalist Thom Donovan. Titled "Canon," it will be his third album in his efforts as a solo artist. He has spent years as a studio and touring musician before forming his own band, Lapush, and subsequently splitting off again in pursuit of bending pop music to his classically-trained sensibilities. Such endeavors result in high-brow concepts such as tracks inspired by poems from 1562 ("The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet," Arthur Brooke) with unusual instrumentation and a mind towards ear-catching repetition, like his first single, "Shipwreck." The video is an absolute feast for the sense, featuring accomplished vocalist Ruby Amanfu. The album release party for "Canon" is scheduled for June 11th at The Basement. -Terra James-Jura
