PLAYLIST : Key Witness - First Wave Seven Across the Sea (2009) www.keywitnessband.com Grizzly Bear - Cheerleader Veckatimest ( Warp - 2009) www.grizzly-bear.net Viva Voce - Octavio Rose City ( Barsuk - 2009) www.vivavoce.com Julian Plenti - Fun That We Have [...]
key witness stammen aus toronto. will man ihren sound festhalten, gerät man ins buchstabieren. etwas hölzern könnte man auf folkrock herunterbrechen. das würde aber der komplexität und der wandlungsfähigkeit der musik des sechsers nicht gerecht. um die ecke mit ner tüte punk und wenn man dem dieb hinterher jagt, findet man gothic mit country liiert vor. und die ganz albernen sprechen von mathrock. aber den gibt es wohl nicht mehr. hier, wie anderswo. verschiedensten berufen entstiegen, nehmen die bandmitglieder ihre ureigene profession auf in das musikalische konglomerat und bilden ihren persönlichen sound ab. dass das gelingen mag, hängt wohl [...]
May 27, 2009, 3:25pm
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MySpace It takes a lot to get me past my aversion to slap bass. I have no fondness for the technique, in fact it's pretty much anathema to me - so it's no small thing when I say that on Seven Across the Sea , the second album from Toronto's Key Witness , it works. The lead track, "Brother John", kicks off with a pretty intense slap attack before segueing into a barnstorming country rock number, and that approach - the melding of seemingly incongruous styles onto a raw, roots-rock core - is what [...]
MySpace It takes a lot to get me past my aversion to slap bass. I have no fondness for the technique, in fact it's pretty much anathema to me - so it's no small thing when I say that on Seven Across the Sea , the second album from Toronto's Key Witness , it works. The lead track, "Brother John", kicks off with a pretty intense slap attack before segueing into a barnstorming country rock number, and that approach - the melding of seemingly incongruous styles onto a raw, roots-rock core - is what [...]
Photo via MySpace.com So here we are with another NXNE upon us, and like in past years, I grumble about the lineup, agonize about whether to see the up-and-coming local/Canadian talent or the big-name import marquee acts and seriously consider just crawling under the covers and sleeping through the whole thing. But after seeking a balance between those considerations as well as the logistics of getting from venue A to venue B in the 15 minutes or so between sets, I've come up with the following plan for the coming days (with a number [...]
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