Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Listen To This Once [Oh, Canada pt.2] Review




Even though this band is a recent find for me, they are from Canada, so I will include them in my ongoing “Oh, Canada!” series. Also, they are fucking great, so why not show people another awesome Canadian band?

After much pondering, I think I have come up with a short description of this band, and more specifically this album, that is at least mostly accurate. Jakartah sound like a more riffy Jawbox, or a heavier Burning Airlines, with a singer that sort of sounds like the singer of Young Widows. Weird right? Haha. Please give it a listen and let me know what you think. I recommend it to any fans of Jawbox and other good post hardcore bands in that vein. And though I’m not sure if fans of Young Widows would like it, I still say at least give it a listen. Cause you never know. This is the Vancouver band’s first and only full length. It’s also kind of amazing, considering they released stuff of this caliber right off the bat.

-matthew st.

Personal Album Highlights:
-A Young Boy Forgets About Heaven
-Rosa Unida drinks Anxiety
-A Thousand Miles Connects You To Me
-Liaisons At The Woodward Building

Link: http://listentothisonce.blogspot.com/2009/01/oh-canada-part-2-jakartah-in-nervous.html

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