Articles by Rob Nay

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  Holding Pattern

  Small M Manifesto

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

  Toronto's Holding Pattern plays an alluring and serene brand of instrumental indie rock. Syncopated rhythms and proficient volume and time...

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  Time Spent Driving

  Just Enough Bright

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

  Produced by J Robbins, Just Enough Bright features tuneful mid-tempo punk and indie rock with vague traces of dejection and reflections on...

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  Simon Stokes

  Honky

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002

  Honky is the hallucinogenic country music soundtrack to a nervous breakdown in the desert. Simon Stokes is a former collaborator of Timothy...

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  Audio Karate

  Space Camp

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002

  Audio Karate plays tightly wound pop punk, somewhat akin to the hyper-melodic sounds of Lagwagon and Chapel Hill's Small. Much to their cre...

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  Canyon Creep

  Hijack the World

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002

  Canyon Creep occasionally delves into cinder-block-splitting territory, vaguely reminiscent of early ’90s-era Melvins, while also featuring...

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  Gossip

  Arkansas Heat

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002

  The Gossip's latest EP, following the release of their debut album from last year, contains six blues-infused punk rock tunes. Kathy Mendon...

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  Neckers

  A Whole Mess O' Trouble

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002

  The Neckers' eight-song EP features brisk rock'n'roll with turbulent rhythms and a degree of humour. The title track's hyperactive pace and...

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  Sam Roberts

  The Inhuman Condition

  PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2002

  Sam Roberts' solo EP, following the dissolution of his previous band Northstar, offers a striking assortment of material for only a six-son...