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| From | "S. Kelly Sears" <sksears@eps.mcgill.ca> |
| Subject | The Carnations |
| Date | Sat, 04 Oct 2003 18:10:13 -0400 |
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A recent Canadian pop release that I have been enjoying is The
Carnations "In Good Time". The Toronto Star raved, "Bursting with
pimply, strained pitch vocals, jerky Brit-isms, and battered guitars, In
Good Time could easily be mistaken for a lost export from the 'Halifax
Sound' days that gave us Sloan, the Super Friendz, and Thrush Hermit,
all of whom the Carnations evoke from time to time. The album's Brian
Wilson-esque bookends 'I Need Someone' and 'Huge-O' prove the boys have
set their sights higher than mere Can-pop jangle, however, and the
detail in Weakerthan John P. Sutton's sparse, chunky production reveals
a degree of precision in arrangements that none of those bands had
mastered in the early going." More info at <www.thecarnations.com>.
Also, remember the name The Stills. The Montreal pop band will release
their debut full length, "Logic WIll Break Your Heart", on October 21st.
-- Kelly
n.p. FoW - The B-sides.
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