Jeremy Aaron
03/16/09, 08:28 AM
Canterbury Effect - We Are All Dogs
Record Label: Crossroads of America Records
Release Date: September 25, 2007
Who?
Canterbury Effect is a four-piece post-hardcore band from Indiana returning with their third disc, following a four year break from recording. The band previously released a full-length in 2001 and an EP in 2003, both on Pluto Records.
How is it?
It's pretty sweet if you're into retro sounds. Recorded over a series of Thursday night band practices, the album carries a decidedly live feel and intertwines the raw sounds of 90's post-hardcore and the mathy textures of Midwestern emo, sounding like both Hot Water Music and Cap'n Jazz, often within the same song. The vocals, which are shared among the band members, frequently sound very similar to Tim Kinsella's earnest yelp, and only add to the Cap'n Jazz vibe.
Perhaps the best part of this record is that it sounds like it was made for the sheer enjoyment of creating music and that palpable energy is thoroughly conveyed to the listener. When it's abundantly obvious that a recording is a product of passion for the creative process, which is the case with We Are All Dogs, rather than any commercial ambitions, it makes it that much more fun to listen to. If you dig the buoyant, youthful vigor of a band like Polar Bear Club, you'd do well to give a listen to We Are All Dogs. You'll be hard-pressed to suppress a smile.
Hot Water Music's Caution
Cap'n Jazz' Analphabetapolothology
Braid's Frame and Canvas
Polar Bear Club's Sometimes Things Just Disappear
Hot Rod Circuit's The Underground Is a Dying Breed
Check out Canterbury Effect on Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/canterburyeffect)
Record Label: Crossroads of America Records
Release Date: September 25, 2007
Who?
Canterbury Effect is a four-piece post-hardcore band from Indiana returning with their third disc, following a four year break from recording. The band previously released a full-length in 2001 and an EP in 2003, both on Pluto Records.
How is it?
It's pretty sweet if you're into retro sounds. Recorded over a series of Thursday night band practices, the album carries a decidedly live feel and intertwines the raw sounds of 90's post-hardcore and the mathy textures of Midwestern emo, sounding like both Hot Water Music and Cap'n Jazz, often within the same song. The vocals, which are shared among the band members, frequently sound very similar to Tim Kinsella's earnest yelp, and only add to the Cap'n Jazz vibe.
Perhaps the best part of this record is that it sounds like it was made for the sheer enjoyment of creating music and that palpable energy is thoroughly conveyed to the listener. When it's abundantly obvious that a recording is a product of passion for the creative process, which is the case with We Are All Dogs, rather than any commercial ambitions, it makes it that much more fun to listen to. If you dig the buoyant, youthful vigor of a band like Polar Bear Club, you'd do well to give a listen to We Are All Dogs. You'll be hard-pressed to suppress a smile.
Hot Water Music's Caution
Cap'n Jazz' Analphabetapolothology
Braid's Frame and Canvas
Polar Bear Club's Sometimes Things Just Disappear
Hot Rod Circuit's The Underground Is a Dying Breed
Check out Canterbury Effect on Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/canterburyeffect)