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May 16th, 2012

New Canadiana :: Actual Water – The Paisley Orchard

Actual Water - The Paisley Orchard
From the paisley skin-tone of Aaron Levin:
Actual Water have emerged a pop monstrosity from the mirth of fidelic ruin; their debut LP exists within an echo-chamber of guitar-laced jangle and humoured rhythm, making each stab more destructively addicting. With bludgeoned flare, The Paisley Orchard‘s euphoric clamour induces a slurred frenzy of popular distaste. The entire package is some top of the line wine for the ruinous at heart. Top 10 of the year for sure. YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

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Actual Water – Pale Ways

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Actual Water – Summer In The End

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Actual Water – Brighton

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December 3rd, 2010

New Canadiana :: Dead Ghosts – Dead Ghosts

Dead Ghosts
Dead Ghosts
(Floridas Dying)
Vancouver, BC
::web/sounds::


From the living dead of Aaron Levin:
Bursting from the desperate vaults of R&R’s discrete past, Dead Ghosts is a shattering testament to the janglophone origins of pop. Reverberated country twang, phantasmic R&B, gnarly jangled garage, and indelible pop hooks bespeckle this game-changing thesis, throwing a Hegelian bomb into your square neighbor’s pool party. Grab the telephone, kick-down the door, wave your 4-4 and keep yelling: pop music ain’t gonna hit me no more. There ain’t nothing new without something old so grip it all while you’re still here to party.

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Dead Ghosts – Off The Hook

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Dead Ghosts – How The West Was Fun

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Dead Ghosts – I Want You To Know

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October 15th, 2010

New Canadiana :: Jesuslesfilles – Une Belle Table

Jesuslesfilles
Une Belle Table
(Self Released)
Montreal, PQ
::web/sounds::


From the jangly jangle of Jesse Locke:
With their wiry guitars, hopped-up hooks and Fin du Monde-soaked boy-girl vocals, Jesuslesfilles bring to mind a wickedly francophone Pixies. However, blasting through the 90s jangle of their debut full-length are nuggets of Nuggets-style psych-fuzz, and it’s as much classic rock as it is Come On Pilgrim. From the downcast drift of “Tes Yeux” to the ghostly ringing chords of “Mercredi”, there’s a wealth of melody crammed into these 11 songs, all clocking in at less than four minutes. Even if your understanding of french is as embarrassingly lacking as mine, Une Belle Table will speak to you in the international language of riffs.

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Jesuslesfilles – Tes yeux

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Jesuslesfilles – Mercredi

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September 30th, 2010

New Canadiana :: Slam Dunk – Slam Dunk

Slam Dunk
Slam Dunk
(Fan Club Music Club)
Victoria, BC
::web/sounds::


From the bear cub of Joni Sadler:
Slam Dunk may still be fairly young as far as bands go, but this gang of scrappy Victorians has certainly lost no time in recording some killer jams and taking the road by storm. With gang-shouted choruses, twisting fuzz guitar melodies, and seemingly endless energy, these dudes are proving seriously hard not to love. Viva Slam Dunk, indeed.

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Slam Dunk – Only Fun

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Slam Dunk – Feral Child

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July 6th, 2010

Review :: RatTail – George Mounsey EP

RatTail
George Mounsey EP
(Unfamiliar Records)
Toronto, ON
::web/sounds::


From the ratty poncho of Aaron Levin:
RatTail have transplanted the wild jangles of DIY Britain to a pre-hippie dystopia (read: Toronto). Their debut EP is a roaring mellow of sub-tuned guitar clangor, burrowing drums, and singer Jasmyn’s signature baritone; all of it copulating in a fantastic bedlam of pop debauchery. Limited to 300 clear 7″s courtesy of Unfamiliar Records. Gripgrip!

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RatTail – George Mounsey

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RatTail – Poncho

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April 27th, 2010

Review :: The Peelies – Together Forever

The Peelies
Together Forever
(Lava Dance Records)
Montreal, QC
::web/sounds::


From the jingle-jango of Aaron Levin:
Post-Yé-yé garage jangle is rarely exported outside of Quebec, an odd fact given the adorable narrative Bande à Part threw together on Montreal’s The Peelies. Their debut album, Together Forever, has a summery, dissonant clangor and (oddly) prairie chic perfect for drawing all over your bud’s face and lighting a car on fire. Together we’ll douce the flames with a squinted, morning warble; it’s an indian summer.

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The Peelies – Merde In French

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The Peelies – Snake on a Man

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August 21st, 2009

Review :: Peace – Slow Children

Peace - Slow Children Peace
Slow Children
(Reluctant Recordings)
Vancouver, BC
::web/sounds::

The bombs were going off in my mind as I watched Peace for the first time mere hours ago. Peace has been Edmonton’s secret obsession since Dan Geddes, singer and guitarist from everyone’s favorite Bummers, left for Vancouver and formed this unique trek into hi-fi indie-rock pastures with a few other Edmonton ex-pats. Searing above Peace’s late-period post-punk jangle is Dan’s unique voice, recorded way in the front so his anthemic chants, hollers, and laconic-yet- surreal lyrics direct you to the corners of his frayed and ingenious existence. It’s easy to fall in love with everything Peace is about; it’s weird and hip, with their angular guitar riffs, rolling bass-lines, and Dan’s bizarre vibrato, but seemingly straight enough to blast in your mom’s car as you drive to Red Lobster waiting to suck down a juicy shrimp platter whilst convincing your litter sister that, yes, Peace will be her favorite band once she tires of Morrissey and The Fall. Which is why the bombs have gone off and I’m not going out on saturday night. Highly recommended. I want to keep gushing; so just listen to the damn mp3s already.

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Peace – I Forget

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Peace – Saturday Night

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