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Elegant, articulate, and expansive, "Juniper," the new record from instrumental percussion trio Square Peg Round Hole manages to convey – and evoke – an entire range of human emotions despite its lack of a single sung word. "Because we are an instrumental group, our hope is that people connect with the songs and assign their own meanings to them," says Evan Chapman. "Without lyrics telling the listener how to feel, it leaves the music as an open-ended question." A sonic mirror reflecting the listener’s subconscious emotional state back at themselves, Juniper engages with the fundamental and primeval. The ultimate headphone record, luxurious with the energy of unison drums, or the serenity of bowed vibraphone, and the fascinating timbres of found objects/scrap metals, Juniper is a bold artist statement from a fearless creative force, at once expansive and intimate. Together with mix engineer Bryan Laurenson (Copeland), the band has created a record that speaks without words, taking listeners on a journey through the self.

Square Peg Round Hole is a percussion-driven instrumental rock trio, pulling elements from post-rock, electronic, ambient, and contemporary classical genres. The band is comprised of members Evan Chapman, Sean M. Gill, and Carlos Pacheco-Perez, and is based out of Philadelphia, PA.

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