All Hail Discordia! In the mid to late nineties Canada was experiencing an indie rock renaissance. Before the internet drew the international focus northward to the likes of Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene a handful of Canadian bands were building an exciting sound, something altogether unique from the rest of the world. They were creating new labels, new zines, touring coast to coast inspiring hundreds of Canadian kids to do the same.

At the epicenter of this churning bubble was By Divine Right. Centered around the psychedelic song writing of Jose Contreras, By Divine Right's line-up was ever evolving. Ranging between tight pop perfection and all-out noise hysteria, the line up bolstered the talent of some later year musical crusaders such as Broken Social Scene's Brendan Canning and Feist, members of The Meligrove Band, and Holy Fuck's Brian Borcherdt.

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Mutant Message is By Divine Right's first new record in five years and is quite possibly their best yet. Recorded at home and in rural studios of Jose Contreras' new locale of Mono Mills, Ontario, Mutant Message offers a 'no fat' extra trim collection of ten perfect pop songs. While sonically it ranges from stripped-down acoustics to orchestral layers of guitar psych, every song finds a way to unapologetically explore and re-affirm the celebration of love and life.


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"By Divine Right return with a gorgeous collection of airy, hazy, pop-infused rock'n'roll that celebrates all that is sunny and shiny in this dark world - a jaunty album with bite." (Exclaim! Magazine)

"Mutant Message is a compact, potent collection of punchy hooks delivered with devil-may-care energy." (National Post)

"(Contreras) operates very much outside the typical scene machine; infusing his music with a genuine talent, spirit, and a heartening attitude. Mutant Message is an easy listen; a trim, focused pop record that reaffirms Jose Contreras' quiet relevance." (Torontoist)

"ten short-but-sweet pop gems, (Mutant Message) is a return to the tight, lean songwriting and general new-age positivity of BDR's first two LP's - a damn near perfect pop album." (Soundproof Magazine)

"A triumphant return to form from one of the most important Canadian indie bands of the '90s." (AUX TV)

"Mutant Message was worth the wait... Pop, love ballads and party! This hearkens to memories of the late nineties when the Canadian Indie Scene was booming with originality" (Tunesinto.com)