Articles by Rob Nay
Thanksgiving
We Could Be Each Other's Evidence
PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2003
Thanksgiving's singer, Adrian Orange, possesses a style that, at times, remarkably approximates the achingly unhinged songwriting and warbl...
Death From Above
Heads Up
PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2003
Including members of Femme Fatale and Black Cat #13, Toronto's Death From Above delivers an abundance of wall-shaking volume on their debut...
Meligrove Band
Let It Grow
PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2003
The second release by this Toronto trio displays an abundance of varied pop influences, ranging from the Beach Boys and Beatles to Thrush H...
Quails
Atmosphere
PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2003
The Quails, hailing from San Francisco, feature members who have played with Circus Lupus, the Electrolettes and the Cha Cha Cabaret. With...
Sin Tones
Surf-o-Ghetti!
PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2003
Along with featuring a variety of country music sentiments, the Sin-Tones second full-length offers traces of the Cramps' eccentricity and...
Billy the Kid and the Lost Boys
Strong Like Prawn
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002
Billy the Kid and the Lost Boys play feisty pop punk with an incisive sense of tunefulness. Strong Like Prawn offers consistent barbed melo...
Burning Brides
Fall Of The Plastic Empire
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002
Guitarist/vocalist Dimitri Coats and bassist Melanie Campbell, the core members of Philadelphias Burning Brides, play vigorous music with...
Dirtmitts
Get On
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002
The Dirtmitts second album offers refined pop songs with resolute melodies and compelling song arrangements. Throughout Get On, impressive...