iTunes Canada has a free single of the week and this week happens to be local Regina indy buzz band, Library Voices, who are sort of a western Canadian version of Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene or dare I say it, Polyphonic Spree – any of those recent bands (“collectives” would probably be a better word) that has a dozen or so members.
(Anybody have any theories on where this trend comes from? When I was a kid, a rock band was lead and rhythm guitar, bass and drums, dammit! Oh, I see the band answers these questions themselves in a recent piece – they're not like those other bands except “there's a lot of us on stage” and they like the multi-member approach because it's more fun to stretch beyond the traditional rock line-up.)
This band come by their name honestly as someone told me that at least one of their members is the child of former RPL director, Sandy Cameron. And with all the good fortune and buzz from The New Yorker and Spin, they may still be the unluckiest band in Canada having had all their equipment stolen about a year ago and then recently losing it all again in a flood!
So after you download the free single (get it quick – today might be the last day!) go ahead and buy some of their other music as well!
(Warning – this chorus will be in your head for awhile…)
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