Hot Hot Heat - Ladies and Gentlemen Lyrics

After having seen them last week at a Holiday show in the city, and listening to a nice contemporary, (in Fall Out Boy) I had to pull this CD out again. One of my favorite Canadian imports, this CD was such a left hook from their previous album Make up the Breakdown (Which was EVEN MORE different from their album Scenes One Through Thirteen, which is, admittedly, not very good), but still REALLY good. Make up the Breakdown had some really great, catchy songs like Bandages and Talk to Me, Dance with Me, that really made for a great dance, On-The-Way-To-The-Party soundtrack. After the loss and quick replacement of their guitarist, their sound definitely changed. It’s a little more edgy, but still fun and full of inescapable hooks. I had a hard time picking a song off this CD, so I’d definitely recommend picking up the CD to listen to songs like Shame on You, Dirty Mouth, Elevator & Middle of Nowhere (Check out the video when you get a chance). If I had the attention span to stick with an instrument long enough to be sufficient in it, this is the type of band I would want to be in. Not to mention the singer has got this white boy afro/keyboard master/emo fashion sense that could bring the girls to their knees… Myself included. But I mainly blame the afro; Afros are a perma-weakspot. I can’t help myself.
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Tegan and Sara - Walking with a Ghost Lyrics

Listening to the White Stripes version of this song makes me want to cry. It is… Well, awful. And after Hot Hot Heat, it’s clear that one good Canadian band deserves another. I’ve been avoiding this band for a very long time. They’ve always struck me as kind of gimmicky. They’re lesbian, identical twin sisters who sing together. That’s alot of different ways to market these ladies, and over the last year or so, I’ve seen it been done. But, after a while, I kind of got sucked in. This album is an improvement, talent and production wide from the last album I listened to, If I was You. But, it was ultimately the song Not Tonight from If I Was You that ultimately got me to cave and give the new album a shot. It’s short, sweet, and upbeat, despite its message of confusion and indecisiveness. After giving So Jealous a shot, I can definitely say this is my favorite song on the CD. It definitely is a more mature sound, and its so produced, you can see the shine from miles away. But, it is very good, if not as aggressive as their last outing. They’ve appeared to strike up a good partnership with Chop Shop Music Supervision, which has been responsible for putting together the music soundtracks for some of TV’s most popular shows. They’re getting played everywhere.
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