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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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Canadian indie/garage/pop wizards Zeus’ debut long-player, “Say Us," out on Arts & Crafts, is one of those records that is really, really difficult not to like. This is because Zeus (headed by Mike O’Brien and Carlin Nicholson, who also play with Jason Collett of Broken Social Scene) create perfectly earnest, unbelievably sticky, charmingly lazy guitar-pop gems that are both reminiscent of early Kinks records and truly fresh. A delightful listen.
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Joel Gibb delivers his most serene and serious album to date, which is not really saying all that much, as the Hidden Cameras are known for their wry, sexual humor and sense of fun as much as anything. But Gibb continues the refinement begun on 2006's Awoo, with a moody, almost dark album, yet never forsaking the hooks that make us sing along.
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