
Anyone who has seen Montreal's Beast perform knows that regardless of what you think of their music, they will make you stop and look. Betty Bonifassi's fiery on stage presence accompanied by Jean-Phi Goncalves' infectious beats and sampling immediately strike one as unique and refreshing. Their album may not encapsulate this on stage presence completely, but it definitely gets the job done. The first track sets the mood perfectly, a haunting vocal line, sinister guitar/bass riffs and samples, and a drum beat with enough momentum to run a freight train. The majority of [...]