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Postcards Postcards (Fixture Records) Montreal, QC ::web/sounds:: |
Lie: Edmonton doesn’t have summers. It feels like it, though. And as we enter into another forever-long snowy paralysis, the leather pants and busty corsets begin to hide behind North Face and Sun Ice and I’m forced to question: what do goths do without summer? Segue into Postcards debut cassette on Montreal’s everything-they-do-is-beautiful Fixture Records. Postcards have little to do with goths or their creative-leathers (that I know about), but they have secretly found the intersection between The Cure and Beat Happening and it’s the real soundtrack to The Lost Boys; dreamy summery backings that push weary, emotional murmurings into popular heights, breaking all shadows cast by beach pants and trench coats. It’s the weirdest depresso party album gleaning creative vices at undiscovered crossroads. It’s also got plenty of angular pop lurking around all 12 corners (reminiscent of other releases on the label). What more can you ask for? Fixture Records have delivered yet another trophy in the pop foray. Go and buy the cassette while I make another leather beach-ball.
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I’LL SEE YOU AT THE CROSSROADS
BONE BONE BONE BONE BONE BONE
I love love love these boys. I remember this one show they did at Barfly in Montreal, where this smelly hippie guy with dreadlocks pushed his way to the front of the audience, began skanking like he was listening to reggae, then began taking his shirts off (he was wearing two t-shirts). After every song (and sometimes in the middle of songs) he would put his shirts back on. It was kind of shitty, but then the Postcards played “Gum” and I started to sway merrily to the rhythm.
And that son, is where babies come from.
This is really great, can I snag a copy from you Aaron Lovin?
LFS – I only have the one copy. I should do a mass order from Fixture because all their releases are so good, but I’m sure you could order one from them. Tell ‘em I sent ya
Jaron – note to self: where multiple shirts.
Hearts,
Aaron Levin
Weird Canada / Cantor Records
http://www.weirdcanada.com / http://www.cantorrecords.com