The first full-length from the dark-witted Toronto duo of Michael Barry and Cameron Groves is a sexy/nasty slab of droning electro-pop sleaze, and my new favourite thing. Imagine Beat Happening, A Place to Bury Strangers and the Neon Judgement doing lots of drugs together in a Hamburg fetish bar and you'll get the gist of this dour gem. Acidic monotone vocals, battering drum-machine beats and a whole lotta art-house style caught in a radioactive glow of sawing violin and over-cranked guitar. If "Catherine Deneuve" and "Big Fires" don't make you wanna pogo, there's something fundamentally wrong with you, and "The Tunnel" is just freakin' evil. (April 26, 2009)
Life Boat and Leopold Bloom are now available as free downloads through Blocks Recording Club's Facebook group. They'll be part of a vinyl compilation LP called Building Blocks Digital Singles Club Vol. 1, out in the fall.
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Sorry I had to miss the show tonight. The spring pollen has made me temporarily unfun to be around. Hope you guys had a good one and look forwrd to the next time.
hello untypical one! thanks for being a pal. Join us in celebrating the 30-year anniversary of Cut with this upcoming official book about punky reggae innovators The Slits - 'Typical Girls?' You can pre-order it at a great discount (from Amazon). Huzzah! love und romanze, zoe x
