{"product_id":"gimmicks-serpent-echelle","title":"Gimmicks \/ Serpent Échelle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAfter releasing their third album, Maintenant Jamais, and touring extensively (in Europe, the United States, Canada, and Mexico) in 2025, Population II now announces \u003cstrong\u003eGimmicks\u003c\/strong\u003e, a new synthedelic rock EP.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlending vocal and instrumental tracks, Gimmicks is a companion piece to the Montreal band's latest full-length.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The result is an EP at times unsettling, at times dreamy, but perfectly calibrated, where constraint gives way to ingenuity, freedom, and friendship. Although prog and krautrock fans will recognize the influence of Syrinx, Tangerine Dream, and Cluster, Gimmicks is, above all, the affirmation of a band capable of looking back to move forward.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePlease note that the \u003cstrong\u003eLP features the new EP \u003cem data-end=\"147\" data-start=\"137\"\u003eGimmicks\u003c\/em\u003e on Side A, while Side B includes the band’s 2024' \u003cem data-end=\"219\" data-start=\"202\"\u003eSerpent Échelle \u003c\/em\u003eEP\u003cem data-end=\"219\" data-start=\"202\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003epressed for the first time on vinyl. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital formats\u003c\/strong\u003e include \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eonly the \u003cem data-end=\"352\" data-start=\"342\"\u003eGimmicks\u003c\/em\u003e EP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e; however, the digital version of \u003cem data-end=\"406\" data-start=\"389\"\u003eSerpent Échelle\u003c\/em\u003e can be purchased separately \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/store.bonsound.com\/products\/serpent-echelle?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=f075bf827\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Population II","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":47634335531253,"sku":"BONEP041-12","price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"WAV","offer_id":47529166930165,"sku":"666R\/WAV","price":5.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3\/320","offer_id":47529166864629,"sku":"666R\/MP3","price":5.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0001\/5884\/files\/image_1860e971-fb72-451e-94e3-cdd4e8094bc7.jpg?v=1771523263","url":"https:\/\/store.bonsound.com\/en\/products\/gimmicks-serpent-echelle","provider":"Bonsound","version":"1.0","type":"link"}