Fleece’s strength lies in embracing and loving each member’s specificity, which makes for a diverse yet cohesive whole. “Jamo (Daniels) is really into hip-hop, he’s really into R&B. Ethan is really into jazz, experimental, ambient stuff. Megan is really into folk. I’m kind of into everything under that umbrella,” says Rogers. According to him, the band’s unique sound lives “somewhere between jazz, rock, and indie.” 

Fleece’s guitars flow like raindrops on a spring leaf, while the jazzy—sometimes funky— bass and drums make the party happen. Complemented by Rogers’ unique, metallic voice and Ennenberg’s ethereal singing, Fleece sounds like an odd dream, one where we’d like to dance forever. “We definitely have our own special thing going on,” says Rogers. “And I think that has a lot to do with our differences and that our music tastes are coming together, especially when we’re improvise-jamming and writing songs.” 

As per jazz tradition, improvisation is an important part of the band’s composing process and live performances. “Every show feels really special because of that, and I love our willingness to be in the moment and see what happens when we’re being ourselves,” says Rogers, whose stage costumes are androgynous and colourful to match his bandmates. 

On social media, Fleece describes their style as “gay rock music,” a humorous phrase that nonetheless seems to encompass their artistic sensibility. “I feel like gay rock is just being cheesy, campy and fun,” says Rogers, who clearly demonstrates this in the whimsical music video for “Losing Time,” in which he impersonates a magical cowboy making the world gayer.

Aside from their  scripted content, Fleece has a silly, playful internet presence. Their short jokes and vlogs are those of a friend group having fun and not taking themselves too seriously. However, the band realizes social media can affect their creativity. “Sometimes it’s just really distracting,” says Rogers. “So right now we’re like ‘It’s fun to release the funny videos,’ but we’re all like ‘Let’s bring it back to music a little bit and focus.’”

Indeed, the band will be recording their next album this summer in Vancouver. “I’m so excited for people to hear it,” says Rogers. “I feel like every band says this when they’re releasing new stuff but I do think it’s our best stuff yet.” To give an idea of Fleece’s mindset regarding future releases, Rogers says, “We’re naturally starting to move into a more warm, psychedelic, happy, but also emotional kind of sound, almost cinematic.” Fleece knows where they’re going, and we cannot wait to witness their future.