gus “they call me the breeze” rendell

@brain.bent went on tour with @wheatusofficial and all I got were a bunch of new friends and memories

me w/ the wonder of nature in Banff

we are 3 months in to 2026 so let’s take a look back at 2025 1. Me n Christa at Travis and Maja’s wedding 2. Pee hat 3. Me and Travis 4. Hungover in Drumheller after @coldbonesfest 5. Some type of buddy cop rap album cover w Nathan 6. Waldo 7. Christa and Georgie (we adopted Georgie) 8. Brain Bent single art making 9. Brain Bent opening for Otoboke Beaver 10. Me n Christa in Banff 11. Sacha n Caleigh in Banff doing their favourite hobbies (Caleigh watch bird, Sacha photograph Caleigh) 12. Painter House (our studio during Banff residency) 13. Great Pic of me and my first cover for The Scene 14. About to go get day drunk @ ship (Christa made the masks) 15. Me n Scotty 16. Became a BBQ daddy 17. Pic of the neighbour 18. epic community building side quest: Filled in at a Diwali show w Partha and the bros (thanks sled island rock lotto) 19. End of tour snap w Dune Rats (thank u Sacha) 20. Finished the god dang musical with my friends, put it on stage with absolutely no roadblocks or obstacles (not one) ((this happened in 2026 technically but I made the poster for it in 2025)) Did a lot, lots more to come

pov you’re having a good time at @sledisland Took these on a disposable camera while I was getting mashed up in the crowd

It’s Christa’s birthday! She’s beautiful and funny and I love her and I am fortunate for every day that we get to share together Here’s to many many more! I love you @kodak.catt !! 💖💞💖

🏁 A year of ups and downs, real big highs and really hard lows. As I grow older I realize that years are rarely only good or bad. I said goodbye to a dear friend and a family member this year, both before their time. I was lucky that I made memories that’ll last a lifetime with so many friends, too. Being with @kodak.catt made the difference every single day and I’m so grateful to be with you! I’m also grateful for the friends and for the love that make life enjoyable. Also music is probably the most important and powerful tool for connection in life and I would be lost without my bandmates and everyone I’ve met through playing music. 20 pics ain’t enough to cover it all (and most of these are borrowed cause I don’t take enough pics) Love u all to bits; let’s dig in to 2025

I posted cover versions of the greatest one-two punch in Paul McCartney’s songbook on my Bandcamp! “Coming Up” is a sunshine-y, synth soaked bop of a tune, far more reminiscent of his Beatles output and heavily indebted to bands like Talking Heads and “Temporary Secretary” is somewhere between new-wave and no-wave and is one of Paul’s most polarizing songs: you either find it annoying or you HATE IT. I believe I have faithfully reproduced this effect In the spirit of McCartney II these tracks have a little bit of that “home demo” vibe baked into the recordings; blown out vocal takes, occasional flubs and all other manner of home recordist artifacts and mojo. As usual, I had a lot of fun remaking them! 1. me doing cover 2. @cyclopean_gloom issuing the quest 3. logic 9 arrange window for “coming up” 4. sometimes 216 takes is what it takes to get the take 5-6. Getting the Tone (historically accurate) 7. my studio LINC IN THE i3i0 and yes i am still going to do a Ringo song if u are the type of person wanting that

I haven’t made a post about the new @cheertheband album and I’ve wanted to for a while so here goes: Writing, recording and releasing Pure Mass Detection is one of the proudest achievements I’ve ever made. I’ve made a handful of albums in my time as a musician and more often than not I look back at the finished result and am not as stoked as I hoped to be. But this album feels different; I didn’t tire of it as we tracked it laboriously ourselves, I didn’t tire of it as we worked on mixes with @chris.dadge and as the release date crept closer, all I could think was how excited I was for people to finally be able to hear it. Now, a few months out from that release and I’m still as excited and proud of the album. The record was a culmination of years of learning and trying ideas and sharpening our individual skills as a band. @whatistheplan has always been a terrific composer and the songs he wrote that are on the album are absolutely chocked full of highlights. They are masterpieces of rhythm, melody and structure and being able to contribute to them being realized by the band is a great gift. @i3.l.t also brought years of honed songwriting to his contributions and similarly it is a thrill to be have the opportunity to make music with a brother I’ve known so long. @etown.jpeg may not have written any songs but his playing is foundational and absolutely essential to the music. Ethan immediately rose to the challenge of playing complex music and his skill and companionship have divided the band eras as Before Ethan and After Ethan. For my part, I contributed songs, production and a lot of harmonies. Everyone’s playing is outstanding. Cheer has constantly pushed the limits of our musical ability and there are moments across the album that resonate every single time. We captured these songs at what felt like the height of their lifespans and our ability to perform them and Every Single Listen reminds me of just how good of shape we were in at the time. The artwork by @wizzardboi brought the soundscape to beautiful visual fruition and @jayarner provided a beautiful mastering job. I could go on but I’ve hit the character limit so LISTEN TO IT 👋

some June, some July, some older good pics by: @joannaleigh_ @kodak.catt @jillmeagher

don’t wear it out

🛷 🏝️ good times at the best fest in the west 📸: 1, 3, 10: @m.grondin.photo 2: @me_onlylouder 4: @naomisawidtri 5, 6, 8: Stinky LaFarge (me) 7: @slavek_pytraczyk 9: alan bremner

MAY 🌺🌷🌹💐 1: dome at Greenwood Village (trailer park I grew up in) 2: sacha and señor 3: Glizzy 4: gus and waldo 5: jackpot 6: benny 7: I’m a pooper, not a buzzer 8: little acorns 9: fart