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ACCIDENCE AT TORONTO AND CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS

“Every balcony is a poem, a chant — a muscle!” — Guy Maddin

Making its North American debut at TIFF in September and its American debut during Chicago’s International Film Festival come October, ACCIDENCE is only 10 minutes long, one long shot of a rather common apartment building. But, much like a neighbour you grow to […]

ROOMFUL OF FLOWERS TRIPTYCH RELEASE

After a sweltering summer of hot days, and hotter nights, filled with dance moves and gritty grooves supplied by Ensign Broderick’s four archival albums (Feast of Panthers, Ranger, Beauty Nor Ashes, Only Love Remains), the high-art rocker releases Roomful of Flowers, his third instalment in his triptych series. Roomful of Flowers delves deep into the […]

ACCIDENCE HAPPENS EVERYWHERE

Where in the world can you see Accidence happen today? This short film, with music composed by Ensign Broderick and directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson, continues to travel to film festivals all over the globe, from Hong Kong to Finland to Cannes. This fall, it will make its Canadian debut with […]

FOUR ALBUMS IN FOUR MONTHS: ENSIGN BRODERICK UNEARTHS ARCHIVES IN ADVANCE OF NEW ALBUM

“There’s an abundance of strong material on the records, which feature glam tracks, new romantic-style synth-pop, string-enriched ballads, and straight-up rockers. His baritone is reminiscent of David Bowie, Scott Walker, Nick Cave, and, notably, Bryan Ferry, but has its own distinct flavor.” – Dangerous Minds Since Ensign Broderick made his solo debut with Feast of […]

NEW TORONTO SHOW + ACCIDENCE SCREENING

Join Ensign Broderick on May 29 for a special Albums Release Party at Gallery 345 (Sorauren Ave) in Toronto. This special event celebrates the release of his mind-bogglingly expansive and intertwined first four new albums (with many more to come). Since launching his solo career only six months ago, Ensign Broderick has performed in Tokyo, […]

AFTER THE FEAST: ENSIGN BRODERICK RELEASES BEAUTY NOR ASHES. 

“Glitchy, melancholic torch song.” – Variety “Gorgeous new wave balladry, fluorescent R&B, operatic rock and macabre piano-pop – a lifetime’s worth of influences, all relayed through a cavernous baritone.” – NOW Magazine Plug in to Ensign Broderick’s Lynchian dream machine, Beauty Nor Ashes, his second offering via Six Shooter Records. The album, an inside out and upside down […]

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ENSIGN BRODERICK CELEBRATES RELEASE OF FEAST OF PANTHERS WITH ANNOUNCEMENT OF TWO NEW FULL-LENGTH ALBUMS. Today, Ensign Broderick celebrates the release of Feast of Panthers, his Six Shooter debut, with a quickstep announcement of two immediate follow-up releases coming this spring. Beauty Nor Ashes, out April 27, is a companion piece to Feast of Panthers, a […]