Said The Whale – Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia [Review]

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2008, acoustic, Album, Album Review, band, Ben Worcester, Canada, Canadian band, Canadian Music, CD, indie, pop, Review, Rock, Said The Whale, Tyler Bancroft

It has been a slow first week of January 2009.
Are you still having the holiday blues?
So I am going to review this album by Said The Whale.
It kind of fall off my radar when picking the best of 2008.
I saw them play on October 17, 2008 at Zaphods.

They are so amazing when they play live.
The band was started by Ben Worcester and Tyler Bancroft

The album came out on June 3, 2008.
Its filled with lovely indie pop, rock and acoustic tracks.
I really enjoy this album.
Lots of catchy tunes.

Since the album is their first EP “Taking Abalonia” and added few new tracks.
You rock fun sound in “This City’s A Mess” (which I feel Ottawa is in a mess with the OC Transpo strike), Plans For The Future, Live Off The Lamb, My Government Heart and Taking Albonia.

To poppy sounds of The Light Is You (Which I noticed MuchMoreMusic kept playing their video during the Christmas holidays), This Winter I Retire (which I just call the “Winter song”) and Fish & Stars II.
To acoustically softer tracks in Curse of The Currents, and The Real Of It.

Amazing album to get.
Also get a chance to see them live.
Fun, funny and amazing.

Can’t wait for the new album in late fall of 2009.

Album rating:
/10

Winter Gloves – About A Girl (Go to PhotogMusic.com for the review)

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2008, About a Girl, Album, alternative, band, Canada, Canadian band, Canadian Music, CD, Charles F, indie, Jean-Michel Pigeon, Montreal, Music, Paper Bag Records, Patrick Sayers, pop, Review, Vincent Chalifour, Winter Gloves

Review of the album is on PhotogMusic.com

CD Review: The Bicycles – The Good The Bad and The Cuddly

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2008, band, Canada, Canadian band, Canadian Music, Fuzzy Logic Recordings, indie, Music, The Bicycles

Review of the album on PhotogMusic.com

Women [Review]

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2008, Alberta, Album, band, Black Rice, Canada, Canadian artist, Canadian band, Canadian Music, CD, Flemish Eye Records, indie, Review, Women

For my first review.
It will be the debut self-titled album by Women.

Women is 4 male piece band from Alberta and sometimes backing band for Chad Vangaalen.
Their music is a mix of indie pop and alternative.
There is this psychedelic noisy sound or Beach Boys on acid sound when you listen to their lead singer “Black Rice“.

Then we get to the rock sounds in Sag Harbour Bridge and Shaking Hands.
This album has this lo-fi 60s rock alternative sound.
One of those albums you have to listen from beginning to end.

The album is under Flemish Eye Records which is also home to Chad Vangaalen.
Something about the album cover which has this vintage look to it and being shot somewhere in China where alot of women are doing tai-chi.
Overall it is an amazing album and hope big things will happen to them.

BLACK RICE live

Revised review:
/ 10