Oh oh, looks like Beck and Martin are competing for Dana-Ève's affections (with Martin having the slight advantage as her long-time boyfriend) - Martin's Montréal-based band Nara were reviewed in this week's Ottawa XPress. Editor-in-chief Stuart Trew awarded them an honourable three stars for their latest effort, Prélude au hasard. A comparison was made to Pink Floyd, while Manon feels they more of a Slowdive-ish feel - either one can't be bad, anyway. It's time I sat down and gave it a whirl myself. And if I can ever finish a review one of these days... Until then, here's the XPress review:
Do I sense some Floyd influence here? Don't worry, just a little, mostly in the introductory track to Nara's debut record, Prélude au hasard. Mute sound interrupted by spaceship noises reminiscent of Echoes. But that's where it ends. This is yet another Montreal noise-rock band, without vocals and with all the rock theatrics we've come to expect from Constellation acts, or relative newcomers People For Audio. These dudes take a more active and guitar-driven approach, cutting off the drone when it feels right, giving the overall sound a crisper, more produced feel. Ottawa will be a good city for them if fans of South Pacific haven't all grown up and flown the coop. (Stuart Trew)
But the Nara show that was slated for tonight was canceled, so what's going to happen now? What with Beck showing up and all, especially armed with his Guero album's three and a half stars from the XPress...
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