Cactus Vella Music

Hey everyone. I have some big updates for you. That band that I started back in the winter, Cactus & Co. became Public Mess. This past spring we tested out my new studio that I built in my garage, and we recorded 5 tracks. Those 5 tracks became the “Too Many Ghosts” EP and are now available digitally on all streaming services, as well as a limited edition cassette tapes. Click here to check out the EP on bandcamp, here to listen to it on Spotify, or here for more options. 

Punktuation recently reviewed “Too Many Ghosts” and had this to say about it. “So punk isn’t all heavy guitars and frantic, breakneck vocals- there’s a place for acoustic folk-punk and Toronto’s newest group Public Mess are here to show us how it’s done. Their EP ‘Too Many Ghosts‘ is 18 minutes of anthemic and soulful punk rock with a great vocal turn by Cactus Vella. It’s the heart of punk rock with the musicianship of a trio of artists who have been around the Toronto music scene for decades and bring a whole lot of raw feeling to these five tracks.” –Molly Tie.

This week I was the guest on the APOLOGUE podcast hosted by my old friend Simon Head. We discuss Public Mess, the music scene in general, our basements, and a host of other topics. You can check out the episode on all places where you listen to podcast, or click here. 

The good people at Canadian Beats also gave us some good press in the form of a review. Check it out at this link.