Armed with a Tascam 388 tape recorder, Canada’s MOONRIIVR, is a wholly unique entry in the alternative-music-diaspora. Today, the band releases their new album Volume 1, along with the release of the music video for “Flowers on the Fire Escape.” With a body of work reminiscent of ’60s exotica acts and inspirations ranging from Buddy Holly to Krautrock, the band is comprised of vocalist Gavin Gardiner (The Wooden Sky), guitarist “Champagne” James Robertson (Lindi Ortega), bassist Ben Whitely (The Weather Station), and percussionist Lyle Molzan (Kathleen Edwards/Bon Ivers EXGF). Laced with sweetly reverberating slide guitars, wonky string synths, and nimble percussive environments, the quartet has managed to craft a beautiful record of idiosyncratic, exotic indie folk. The “Flowers on the Fi...