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August 30th, 2011

New Canadiana :: Pregnancy Scares – Demo

From the mutilated hit maker of Aaron Levin:
The Pregnancy Scares manifesto is relentless; an incipient chaos of guitarmageddon obliterating every conical speaker polar-left of Ottawa. The mayhem starts with 20 seconds of tonal stasis before driving your face through “Nightwalker”‘s parabolic shreddery. Their infinite calamity grinds endlessly as each epic (clocking an average of 59.3 seconds) churns through a power nine of diamond-dense hardcore. Grip-mode squad from the co-founder of Bruised Tongue.

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Pregnancy Scares – Nightwalker

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Pregnancy Scares – Reptile Race

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September 15th, 2010

New Canadiana :: Stalwart Sons – Burn Daylights Like Torches

Stalwart Sons
Burn Daylights Like Torches
(Revolution Winter)
Calgary, AB
::web/sounds::


From the burnt prairedom of Aaron Levin:
Strange currents of prairie hard-rock percolate this hooking jaunt through hardcore’s progressive pastures. Don’t let them convince you otherwise: Burn Daylights Like Torches is a phenomenal rock record fit for turntables of all dimensions. They maintain their uncanny can-rock hookery through bails of crushing guitar riffs and agropop vocals, readying your inner 90s-teen for summer streams of melodic bass and jazz drummery. It’s the perfect answer to Halifax and Montreal’s wave of mathrock tompoppery and the only reverberations in this context imbued with Alberta’s pastoral identity. GRIPORBEGRIPPED.

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Stalwart Sons – In Dust

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Stalwart Sons – Canadian Railroad Epitaph

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August 27th, 2010

New Canadiana :: Induced Labour – Induced Labour

Induced Labour
Induced Labour
(Self Released)
Toronto, ON
::web/sounds::


From the forced pregnancy of Aaron Levin:
Frenetic, heavy, and relentless art-punk from Toronto featuring the gif-conjuring shrieking of illustrator and Weird Canada logo-creator Leslie Predy. Induced Labour’s debut c4 (!!) is a pulverizing tour through cassette-hell; a face-smashing, ankle-snapping, crouton-crushing puke-punk heaven. Gorge yourself in the glory of their ritual.

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Induced Labour – All Flesh is Grass

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Induced Labour – Reality Breakdown [No Trend cover]

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June 16th, 2010

Review :: Todos Caerán – Todos Caerán

Todos Caerán
Todos Caerán
(Bart Records)
Edmonton, AB
::web/sounds::


From the mid-90s emo nostalgia of Paul Lawton:
When I randomly checked Todos Caerán a few weeks back, I felt four things. 1) Shame: in not running from something labeled “emo/hardcore.” 2) Confusion: for thinking I had long left my emo/hardcore days once it started getting co-opted by Vans Warped Tour and mall-punks. 3) Nostalgia: the first wave of mid-90′s proto-emo bands in Alberta – a welcome respite from the glut of Fat Records wannabes droning on for many boring hours in half-empty community halls. They came as a reaction to the forms that were readily being co-opted. Moss Icon, Portraits of Past, Frail, Angel Hair were a way out, and though it didn’t last very long, it was really great while it did. 4) Inspiration: the best emo/hardcore bands, like Todos Caerán, inspire. Despite already playing in 100 bands, I want to start another group in this vein. I want to play shows with Todos Caerán, go on awful tours, and soak in the idealism that is at work here. Todos Caerán’s first cassette just gets it so right. I can’t wait to hear more.

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Todos Caerán – Comfort in Chaos

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Todos Caerán – The Futility of Fight of Flight

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January 22nd, 2010

Review :: Various Artists – The Compilation of Hope!!

Various Artists
The Compilation of Hope!!
(Bart Records)
Asterisk, Canada
::web/sounds::


From the compiled danglings of Jesse Locke:
The Comp of Hope starts off with a serious wallop: the 1-2-3 whirligig of Vancouver’s Damages, Nova Scotia’s Minivan Halen (snagging the prize for Best New Band Name) and Toronto’s Place Hands, three groups with distinct yet equally imposing approaches to the post- / proto- / avant- / eff-it-let’s-just-get-rowdy hardcore continuum. Bart Records founder Kevin Stebner seems to favour the tuff gnarl stuff, with seven of the comp’s 10 acts setting their phasers to beatdown. From the spazzy attack of Abbotsford’s GSTS! to the rastafried “turbo jamz” of Edmonton’s Slates, Missisauga’s Whiskey Priest and unfuckwithable label faves Gift Eaters closing it off, this cassette could provide the perfect aggro soundtrack for any hesher’s backyard mini-ramp sesh. The softer side of weird Canadiana is also represented with the Strokes-meet-a-blown-out-Casio addictiveness of Swwords (the former project of this very site’s founder), Montreal’s math-pop dangereux duo Special Noise and a live jam from the inimitable dd/mm/yyyy. Another top-notch tape release from Bart, with awesome foldout liner art (front & back) from Calgary’s Heather Kai Smith.
[Levin's Note: This has the most links of any review on Weird Canada. Which means you get to virtually travel across Canada, all thanks to Bart Records. Benjoy!]

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Special Noise – Fitness

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Minivan Halen – Epic

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SLATES – blooloend

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swwords – The Hit

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