Rating: 72.00
Genre: Noise Pop
This is the sophomore LP for the duo from Kingston, Ontario, Canada.They made a heck of an impression on the less-than-mainstream critics, getting a metascore of 77, but no mention from the New York Times, Rollingstone or All Music Guide. The worst review the got (3 stars out of five) included the following: "Lyrics ... come off as exceedingly everyday - as well as vital." It's pretty cool stuff, but I'm slightly less taken.
To describe the sound, I'll quote from Paste Magazine: "frontman Paul Saulnier on the glorious fuzzbath that is 'Future Dontcare,' his cracking, Tom Verlaine-esque chirp engulfed in radiant, distorted waves of electric guitar, firing sparks off Benjamin Nelson’s ricocheting snare rolls." (By the way, Tom Verlaine is the lead singer for the New York band Television.) Oddly, they also draw multiple comparisons to Cheap Trick. In any event, they score way high on my "off-beat meter" and remind me a little of Wussy, though they're not quite up in that rarefied air. For a sampling, check out
- The official video for Princess Towers; or
- The live take of Sentimental Dishes.
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