August 24th will be the drop date for the second full-length album by Land Of Talk . Usually its Elizabeth Powell who helms the band. With the second album she got alot of help from Patrick Watson, Stars, Arcade Fire, The Besnard Lakes, Thee Silver Mt. Zion, Wintersleep and Esmerine . I am very surprised with the production on Cloak and Cipher. Its alot of experimentation and a fuller sound. What is great about this album it came during Liz's downtime on recovery from her vocal surgery. [...]
August 24th will be the drop date for the second full-length album by Land Of Talk . Usually its Elizabeth Powell who helms the band. With the second album she got alot of help from Patrick Watson, Stars, Arcade Fire, The Besnard Lakes, Thee Silver Mt. Zion, Wintersleep and Esmerine . I am very surprised with the production on Cloak and Cipher. Its alot of experimentation and a fuller sound. What is great about this album it came during Liz's downtime on recovery from her vocal surgery.S [...]
Bryan Lee-O'Malley Yesterday afternoon, the words "Scott Pilgrim" became the top trending topic worldwide on Twitter , a remarkable if probably fleeting accomplishment that kind of underscores how big a deal the release of Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (the motion picture) this coming Friday is... at least to people on Twitter. And like indie rock. And comic books. And (old-school) video games. And Toronto. In other words, people like me. And possibly/probably you. And so I present to you a selection of particularly interesting [...]
I want a life that sizzles and pops and makes me laugh out loud. And I don't want to get to the end, or to tomorrow, even, and realize that my life is a collection of meetings and pop cans and errands and receipts and dirty dishes. I want to eat cold tangerines, and sing out loud in the car with the windows open, and wear pink shoes, and stay up all night laughing, and paint my walls the exact color of the sky right now. I want to sleep hard on clean white sheets, and throw parties, and eat [...]
This week is looking pretty tame compared to last week's Arcade Fire bonanza, but that doesn't mean there aren't some goodies. Local favorites Elsinore release their new LP Yes Yes Yes today and I recommend grabbing yourself a copy. I'm looking forward to taking a spin through Kathryn Calder's (of The New Pornographers ) solo LP Are You My Mother? and [...]
Filed under: New Music , Exclusive Press Here When Elizabeth Powell had to cancel Land of Talk 's 2009 tour due to a hemorrhagic vocal polyp, she didn't just stay in bed and hope to regain her voice. Instead, the frontwoman and one-time touring member of Broken Social Scene decided to get back in the songwriting groove and work on the band's follow-up to 2008's 'Some Are Lakes.' Now Powell and her fellow bandmates are back [...]
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new long_one from Canadian indie-rockers the LAND OF TALK has taken a leak this AM. CLOAK & CIPHER D.O.B : August 24, 2010 Label : Secretly Canadian Tracklist : 1. Cloak And Cipher 2. Goaltime Exposure 3. Quarry Hymns 4. Swift Coi 5. Color Me Badd 6. The Hate I Won't Commit 7. Hamburg 8. Blangee Blee 9. Playita via : Mediafire wotyougot
MP3: Suuns - "Arena" It was only a few weeks ago when I first heard about Montreal act Suuns , and now the band are signed to Secretly Canadian, preparing to release their debut album ( Zeroes QC ) on October 12, and going on tour with Land of Talk . Tour dates for the band are posted after the jump. Suuns tour dates: All dates w/ Land of Talk 09/16 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace [...]
With a delightful yet forceful indie rock sound and a charismatic frontwoman Montreal's Land Of Talk stormed the college radio scene with their debut album. On August 24th the band return with their sophomore full length Cloak and Cipher. This time around the band turn in a more thoughtful and contemplative effort. Arrangements on tracks like "Goaltime Exposure" and the dreamy "Better and
After a brief stint singing with Broken Social Scene , Montreal songstress Elizabeth Powell is back to fronting her own band, Land of Talk . The trio's second full-length, Cloak and Cipher is coming out on August 24 via Saddle Creek . Head to Exclaim! to read my album announcement. Here's the first single, "Swift Coin." It's got a buzzsaw guitar and thundering drums, but at it's core, it's a sweetly wistful pop song. There's no mystery why Powell was recruited to sing for Broken Social [...]
Here's a listen to new material from Montreal's Land Of Talk . Look for Cloak and Cipher to be released August 24th (Secret City/Saddle Creek). Land Of Talk - 'Swift Coin' Head to Saddle Creek to download the track (in exchange for your e-mail) .
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I may be a slow blogger in the coming weeks. I am off to New York to escape this wintery city! I expect much craziness and exhaustion so in the mean time I'm keeping my head pretty low and "flying right." Chill out music always helps me feel like I'm not missing out on much by staying in. As I recover from intense infection, reading Murakami and watching Mad Men and crappy films is enough excitement for this dinosaur. Janelle Monáe - Wondaland How strange that I didn't hear this bopping hot [...]
A grip of new tracks from new albums yet to be released. And a 2-year-old instro from a Louisville band I stumbled across, Lucky Pineapple . Interpol "Barricade" from s/t Land of Talk "Swift Coin" from Cloak and Cipher pre-order The Walkmen "Stranded" from Lisbon Cut Copy "Where I'm Going" download it here Lucky Pineapple "Moonlight Spiderbite" [...]
As a purveyor of Canadian music of note, I can't always like every album/band/song that comes along just because of the artist's citizenship, right? I feel bad when an artist that's getting lots of hype and attention and I just don't click. It happens-a LOT-and you don't get to hear about it on Quick Before It Melts because I really don't want to spend a lot of time telling you about a band who just didn't do it for me. That explains why, back in October 2008, I mentioned the soon-to-be-released Some Are Lakes from Montreal's [...]
Friday, July 16, 2010 Today's Quick Mention: I have to attend a little family get together all of tomorrow, so don't expect a podcast or any movie news until Sunday. So what to do while you wait? Go see Inception. I loved it. Noah loved it. That means you will too. Land Of Talk have returned! This, as you may have guessed by me ending the previous sentence with an exclamation mark, is rather good news, and [...]
Canadian trio Land of Talk hails from a long line of epic-leaning indie-rock acts that have emerged from Montreal's fervent music scene, including the likes of the Arcade Fire, Stars, Islands, Plants and Animals and Wolf Parade (to name a few). However, Elizabeth Powell's group most closely resonates with Toronto natives Broken Social Scene, as seen on their brand new track "Swift Coin." Combining a swelling atmospheric aesthetic with a bit of driving guitar work in the likes of Dinosaur Jr., and Land of Talk's new song gives plenty of reason to be excited for their second record Cloak [...]
Montreal's Land Of Talk release their highly-anticipated new album Cloak and Cipher on August 24th. In the meantime the band are making the first single, "Swift Coin", available for free download. Grab it here: Land Of Talk play Lee's Palace in Toronto tomorrow night (July 16th). Land Of Talk's website Land Of Talk's Myspace
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