It's during the burbling, effortlessly melodic opening title track of Tick Tock Treasury that it dawns on you: Maintaining such musical amicability over an entire LP is next to impossible. Nevertheless, that's what Joy Electric mastermind Ronnie Martin largely succeeds at with his sixth full-length collection of new material. Constructed as it is -- exclusively from an analog fleet of Roland synths and phasers -- and guided along by Martin's winsome coo, Tick Tock Treasury is pretty damn one...   [ read more ]

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Sporting the catchy title "We Are Eyes. We Are Builders," the band's impressive album melds the vocal style and dance beats of Erasure, New Order and Code of Ethics with the futuristic synth effects of Kraftwerk, Joy Electric and Goodnight Star to produce an uptempo, club-friendly sound that will appeal to fans of experimental and commercial synth-pop alike. Notable songs include the danceable "Commute," "Breakdown" and "Candy Girl," as well as the pop-oriented "Marbeleyzed" and the mid-tempo "China." The ...   [ read more ]

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From the word go, Toronto's Deadly Snakes were a big band. While most high-school rock aspirations begin with groups of friends playing in trusty three- or four-piece lineups, the Snakes got off the ground as a six-piece ensemble. Kid rockers with a horn section, for Christ's sake. Start young with that kind of firepower at your disposal, stick with it six long years -- practicing, playing out, and digging deep into the Rolling Stones, electric Bob Dylan, early Van Morrison, and the entire canon of soul mu...   [ read more ]

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