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.