Aistis Unveils Cinematic New Album ‘Caviar For Seagulls’
WHAT THE PRESS ARE SAYING…
Blending fact and fiction, lifting from his own life while extrapolating into the imagination, Aistis constructed an alt-folk odyssey. - Clash
This collection [Clay] offers a deeply personal exploration of the cyclical nature of complicated relationships. - Earmilk
Aistis’ lyrics are soul-stirring, his melodies moving, his production utterly enchanting. - Atwood Magazine
With Clay and the upcoming Caviar For Seagulls, Aistis reaffirms his place as a distinctive voice in the alternative folk scene. - Fame Magazine
Musician, songwriter, and producer Aistis reminded me of '70s circa Elton John but the narrative is less Bernie Taupin and more like an amalgam of Harry Nilsson, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen and Kurt Vonnegut. - American Pancake
With his unique blend of storytelling and musical craftsmanship, he promises to deliver an experience that is both captivating and unforgettable. - Music Crowns
As a versatile artist, Aistis showcases his dynamic songwriting and storytelling nodding to influences like Leonard Cohen and David Berman. - Rotate Magazine
The result is a body of work [Clay] that feels both intimate and expansive, a deeply personal exploration that resonates with universal themes. - I’m Not From London
Through a masterful blending of theatricality and alternative folk elements, Aistis transports listeners to a soundscape where resilience and vulnerability coexist. - FLEX Music Blog
Aistis’s willingness to expose his vulnerabilities and experiment with his sound results in an album that is both haunting and beautiful. - WeSpeakMedia2
It's an album that not only engages the ears but also touches the heart, leaving a lasting impression with its profound exploration of love and the human experience. - Curious For Music
Clay, stands as a testament to Aistis' ability to intertwine the personal with the universal, creating music that speaks to the complexities of the human experience. With this release, - MeloDrift
Montreal-based art-folk songwriter Aistis delves deeper into theatrical arrangements and introspective lyricism in his most ambitious work yet.
Using wit and candour as mortar and pestle to grind the ego into finer granules of inner truth, Lithuanian-Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Aistis returns with his third full-length album, Caviar For Seagulls.
Following the critical success of his 2024 LP Clay—which received regular rotation on SIRIUS XM and was named one of the “50 best albums of the year” by DOMINIONATED—Aistis solidifies his place as a distinctive voice in alternative folk, continuing to push the boundaries of poetic introspection and sonic experimentation.
Caviar For Seagulls, is a self-reckoning, an opening of “a thousand rooms” within Aistis’ mind as he walks through fields of past mistakes, seeking redemption. Inspired by the grandeur of Old Hollywood arrangements and the intricate structures of classical music, this album presents Aistis at his most artistically free. Layering cinematic string arrangements, pedal steel accents, saxophone and clarinet solos, organ swells, trumpets, mellotron, and synth textures, he crafts an immersive world of emotion. Each track stands as its own self-contained vignette, yet together, they form a fragmented journey of self-exploration.
Lyrically, Aistis traverses themes of isolation, morality, mental health, and the inaccuracy of memory, balancing his signature romantic satire with deeper inquiries into forgiveness and identity. He examines stagnation and melancholia in “Nothing Here Ever Changes,” finds a spirit-stirring release in “Rejoice,” and breathes in whimsy before landing on “86/Dove”—an homage to Leonard Cohen, whose wisdom inspires him to accept the things he cannot change. In “The Inpatient,” he strips things back to question the very integrity of empathy, while the album as a whole wrestles with the solipsism of suffering and the fragility of the mind—yet still, Aistis finds hope to sing: “A part of me believes the best is yet to come.”
Recorded at The Treatment Room in Montreal with engineer Gilles Castilloux and co-producer Niall Mutter, Caviar For Seagulls, represents Aistis’ most ambitious and emotionally raw project to date.
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