Work of Art

My favo(u)rite Ontario poppers FIRST RATE PEOPLE are back with a new summer single, Someone Else Can Make a Work of Art. The mellowed-out dance song is a bit of a departure from some of the band's previous releases, but still remains true to the FRP with aesthetic with co-ed vocals, tastefully used autotune, drum samples and catchy arrangements.

Born Ruffians' Luke Lalonde also lends his vocals to close the track with a multiplied, echoing "all I ever want is the best for you..."

Listen to the track below & grab it + the rest of their discography for free at Bandcamp.

Free Tracks: Bullfighter Jacket / Gentleman's Club

Here are two strikingly different songs that are available for free and on constant rotation right now.

First is Bullfighter Jacket by local (Brooklyn) act Miniature Tigers. The song is from their newest LP F O R T R E S S, but the Daytrotter Session they did earlier this month yielded a far better cut of the originally over-produced track. A cute love song like this the deserves simple, organic production that DT provides.
Get their whole session on Daytrotter.

The second is a great track by Toronto kids First Rate People. They just did a five date run with my friends Born Ruffians, and they really stole the show (well, to an extent!) with their multi-vocal, mildly electronic jams.
The track I've got picked out is Gentleman's Club, a collab with Luke of said Ruffian band. It's catchy, super danceable and essentially all vocals with a bit of synth backing. All around a great little track to have.
Get it from free via Exclaim!

Fall Six ( A Playlist)

Know Better, Learn Faster - Thao with the Get Down Stay Down
The Walls are Coming Down - Fanfarlo
French Navy - Camera Obscura
Lately - BOAT
Friends of P - Tokyo Police Club
Big Run - Luke Lalonde

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Luke's Doing Other Things

I've been meaning to write about this for a few weeks. Luke's doing a 5 song indie compilation with Graham Wright (Tokyo Police Club), Will Currie (Will Currie and the Country French), Dean Marino (Tin Star Orphans, EX~PO) and Jay Sadlowski.

Last month they got together at Chemical Sound in Toronto to record and write songs for their EP, NOVELS. The person who wrote this story on Panic Manual is also filming a documentary on the recording process.

Here's a bit from the article:

There isn’t much news to report since everything being done is leading up to a spring release of the forthcoming EP. The group has only recently settled on an official name for the project; NOVELS. Work is being done on mastering the 5 recorded tracks, and a website and documentary (this is where I come in) of the entire event are in development. Stay tuned…

NOVELS media Contact: Marshall Angus: marshall (at) thecountryfrench.com

One Thing Leads to Another

You might remember the set list from the Born Ruffians' Brooklyn gig last month. I was hoping to find the solo work that Luke Lalonde played. And it was linked to me by non other than Luke himself:

http://www.myspace.com/skeletonme

I remember 'Pool Party Fun' well from the show...probably because I like the lyrics and the arrangement is very pretty.

So many people out there
So how did I get stuck here with you?
Where's my sword to slay?
Where are my rules to obey?
Show me.

Her hair was styled with fear
Her teeth were like [premier?].
And she really has no reason,
no reason at all
to be lonely.

I don't any want to play anymore,
Thank you.
Not here, not now,
maybe never again.

And it's hard when it hurts and you have to say it doesn't.
You don't have to say it doesn't.
And it sucks when you find someone but they don't find you.
Yeah, it sucks when you find someone, but they don't find you.
Why won't this feeling go away?

Hey...

You can probably get a sense of the musical connotation from the lyrics.
I played this song quite a bit yesterday with the full Little Joy album..both definitely worth a listen.

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