Majical Cloudz is the voice of Montreal songwriter Devon Welsh exploring the negative space within electronic music. Joined by Matthew Otto to collaboratively produce and perform his songs, the 2012 debut album II and the Turns Turns Turns EP released on Arbutus/Merok in December gained praise for their simplicity and honestly. Now Impersonator brings Welsh’s songs into even sharper focus as the expressive power of Devon’s voice meets Matthew’s extremely minimal music.

Most of Impersonator was written at Welsh’s father’s house in rural Ontario. Welsh cites Elliott Smith and Arthur Russell as the two biggest influences on his song writing. Other records Welsh listened to while writing the album include: Drake’s Take Care, Oneohtrix Point Never’s Replica, Kurt Vile’s Smoke Ring For My Halo, Grouper’s AIA, Kraftwerk’s Trans-Europe Express, Paul Simon’s Paul Simon, John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band.

Though they stand stylistically apart from other artists in their Montreal scene - which includes Grimes, Doldrums, Blue Hawaii, Mac DeMarco, and others - Majical Cloudz are proud beneficiaries of its camaraderie.