Blog: Chipped Hip

At first glance, Toronto's Spiral Beach appears to be much like any other keyboard-heavy post-punk band, mixing choppy guitars with soaring vocals and the occasional dance beat. Compared to its '80s-indebted peers, however, the outfit is much harder to categorize. The group's new album, The Only Really Thing , draws on bizarre carnival music, bombastic cabaret and Bollywood film scores to create a mish-mash sound that's unlike anything else in recent memory. "After Midnite" begins as a slinky drum-and-bass groove, swelling to a Moulin Rouge -style crescendo of whirling organs and blaring horns. The haunting "Raising [...]

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