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From the Liner Notes: Small Sins - formerly The Ladies and Gentlemen - is the brainchild of former Carnations singer Thomas D'Arcy. After a two year hiatus, Small Sins returns with their third album, 'Pot Calls Kettle Black'. The album was produced by John McEntire (Tortoise/Sea and Cake/Broken Social Scene/Stereolab) and the lead single Déjà Vu features a performance by Juno award winning rapper K-OS.
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If there’s a tenuous connection from Canadian Dan Mangan to other indie songwriting acts, maybe the closest is to Ireland’s Glen Hansard of the Frames. Both Hansard and Mangan take command of the microphone, pushing every song to higher heights than the stoic, Americana-tinged indie-folk would at first suggest. Mangan delves a little deeper into the country and folk territory, giving the songs a pleasant, boozy swagger.
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The band’s first full-length in five years (!), “Forgiveness Rock Record” finds the Canadian indie wizards reduced to a taut (relatively speaking) six-person core. Despite ostensible reduction, though, these guys sound bigger and more genre-defying than ever. Produced by Tortoise’s John McEntire, the album features killer guest contributions courtesy of Emily Haines, Feist, Spiral Stairs, and members of Stars and the Sea & Cake, to name a few.
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This Canadian six-piece’s latest release, “Fantasick Imposibliss,” is a wonderful continuation of (and improvement on) their last full-length, “…And the Ever Expanding Universe.” Expert craftsmen when it comes to lush and orchestrated indie rock, the band has amassed a set of six dynamic, complexly detailed numbers that incorporate (tastefully) elements of prog, garage rock, and folk pop, all the while managing unabashed catchiness.
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The newest solo effort from Broken Social Scene's Jason Collett is his mellowest, most laid-back record to date, with a huge debt to '70s-era Dylan, Stones and the like. Tough shoes to fill, but Collett, with his pals from the band Zeus backing him up, manages to pull it off with top-notch musicianship, solid songs, a bit of strut, and a peculiar Canadian take on a southern rock & roll drawl.
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