For today's episode, my guest is Anna Mērnieks-Duffield, the lead singer of Toronto sextet Beams. Anna joins me to discuss the new Beams album 'Requiem for a Planet,' out May 3, working with trees as a consulting arborist, remaining hopeful for a better future, and more.

✨ MORE ABOUT BEAMS ✨

Beams is a Toronto based art rock band consisting of Martin Crawford (electric guitars, lap steel), Mike Duffield (drums), Keith Hamilton (vibraphone, singing saw, vocals), Heather Mazhar (vocals), and Craig Moffat (bass), and Mērnieks-Duffield (lead vocals). The band’s modus operandi goes like this: feel the love, plan the work, work the plan.

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Web: beamstheband.com/

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Twitter: twitter.com/beamstheband

Bandcamp: beamsbeams.bandcamp.com/

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