Video premiere: Quit It! - Tectonic

Written By Jeff MacCallum

We’re excited to premiere the new video for “Tectonic” from Calgary based rockers Quit It!. The band formed from the remains of Calgary stalwarts the River Jacks, and drew attention early for the release of their 2020 self-titled EP. They began a heavy touring schedule as soon as pandemic restrictions began to lift, and released their first full length album Spilling Out in 2022, which features today’s featured track “Tectonic”.

The song is a high-octane thrill ride compressed down to just under three minutes of ripping bass lines, machine gun drum fills, and shredding electric guitar. The video features the band in their Calgary rehearsal space, and then loading up to play at local favourite venue Dickens, with a notable section of the video featuring the creation of a “No Pride in Genocide” version of the Canadian flag (which is no doubt the reason behind the release of the video on so-called ‘Canada Day’).

The video was produced by Bill Kerr, and is available to watch now on Youtube. You can find Quit It!’s excellent 2022 album Spilling Out on Bandcamp, which features “Tectonic”.

Jeff MacCallum

Jeff MacCallum is our founder. He created Cups N Cakes simply because he had a love of local music. Soon the platform grew beyond the confines of his scene in Edmonton to include all of Canada.

"I did it all very DIY. Everything you see was me learning on the fly. I'm a carpenter not a musician, or a journalist, or a publicist... I'm a carpenter and a weird crazy music fan that thought he could do something fun that might benefit something I care about"

Over the years, MacCallum's commitment to elevating Canadian music earned him a spot as a Polaris Prize Juror, a WCMA Juror, a consultant for music festival curation, and a dear friend to independent music in Canada.

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