Vancouver trio Night Court is quickly becoming one of my favorite Canadian punk rock bands. Admittedly, I have a lot of favorite Canadian punk bands. But Night Court is definitely in that mix! The band has just released Nervous Birds! Too, the second half of its debut album duology. Jiffy, Emilor, and Dave are back with 13 more super-catchy tracks that blur the lines between punk, pop, new wave/post-punk, and indie rock. It's perfect that the album was co-released by the American label Snappy Little Numbers since it's nothing but snappy little numbers! I love this band because it takes so many things I like in music (great hooks, raw energy, clever/humorous lyrics) and pulls them together in a unique and highly original way. Listening to Nervous Birds! Too, I can understand why Night Court's debut album had to be a duology. Nervous Birds! Too is as good or maybe even better than Nervous Birds! One. This band genuinely had 26 album-worthy tracks to work with! A 26-track album would have been a little much, yet I'd be hard-pressed to name any songs that could have been left out. Why not double the fun?
Nervous Birds! One left us wanting more; Nervous Birds! Too delivers exactly that. Each track sinks its hooks into you quickly and gets out just in time for the next one to the do the same. Even at an average length of just 90 seconds, these tunes are splendidly-crafted and built to keep you coming back for more. In keeping with the delightful uniqueness of this band, lyrics address topics varying from dark times to strange dreams to the Titanic to sewage pipes to birds to the contagiousness of positive thinking to Canadians' constant need to apologize. If you welcome music that's punky, poppy, lo-fi, noisy, and quirky all at the same time, this band and this album are for you. Nervous Birds! Too is available on cassette from Debt Offensive Records and Snappy Little Numbers. Whether you're Canadian or not, you'll be sorry if you miss out!,
No comments:
Post a Comment