artist ENGLISH WORDS

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Charlottetown was imprisoned in a sea of snow this winter. Perfect conditions for an artistic rebirth. English Words are back with an entire Sharpie’s worth of new songs borrowing heavily from a fresh palate of dance rhythms, samples, melodic and sometimes cinematic pop. Think: Happy Mondays, Star Wars, Legend of Zelda, Abba, DJ Shadow, Kanye West, and Tom Waits. Call it "Electro-Something", both ridiculous and justified. Wild Technicolor blasting through frozen white waves piled high on houses.

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"Yes, there’s a pronounced affection for the oddball, rapid-fire pop aesthetic of (Guided By Voices), but an almost equally large debt is owed to the early works of R.E.M., particularly in their penchant for unpredictable but wholly memorable melodic lines and the bit of Replacements-esque angst can’t be overlooked. Add in production values which eschews gloss for a certain cassette-tape fidelity and you’ve got a record that triggers a nostalgic aural endorphin rush."
- Chromewaves.net

"This is one of the best bands in Canada right now...these guys can’t stay underground much longer."
- BerkleyPlaceBlog.org

"8/10...their sound is more classic than retro, with the kind of gorgeous melodies, urgent pacing and reverb-soaked arrangements of riffs, piano and keys that will make some people swoon while others bust out the air guitar."
- Montreal Mirror (Lorraine Carpenter)

".....bright, cleverly articulated and occasionally manic rock of the angular pop variety....."
- Hour/ Ottawa XPress (Jamie O'Meara)

Brothers Ryan and Aaron Crane talked with Radio3's Grant Lawrence about the moniker switch. To hear this interview, go to: http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/Grant-Lawrence-Live and browse through the music player on the right.