Vancouver-based Minor Pieces is a singer-songwriter partnership comprising acclaimed singer/composer Ian William Craig and newcomer Missy Donaldson, a singer and multi-instrumentalist. Retaining the textural play and decay of Ian’s solo material but instead channeling it squarely into the domain of tangible songwriting, the duo utilise guitar, modified tape decks, bass and synths to fashion deeply felt songs with beautifully matched male/female vocals standing clear and resolutely centre-stage. Taking influence and inspiration from the likes of Low, Grouper, Mazzy Star, Portishead, Cowboy Junkies, Cat Power, Bjork, My Bloody Valentine and Talk Talk. An award-winning printmaker and classically-trained vocalist, Ian has received widespread praise for his solo work, with Rolling Stone describing him as "sounding like a collaboration between between Bon Iver and William Basinski." Unreleased as an artist until now, Missy grew up around music, studying it and making a career within it as a music therapist. Both residents of Vancouver since 2009, the pair first met in 2013 and came together as a duo in 2017. Signing to FatCat Records a year later, their debut album is released in October 2019.