nofearofpop.net: Of cherries and necklaces.

2010-07-01

Of cherries and necklaces.

In the ever vibrant capital of Canadian creativity (sorry Toronto), four guys and one girl, despite being pretty young, create tunes that could have been written 25 years earlier: Silly Kissers is the name of this splendid group, and the songs are perfect little synth pop gems, cheerful at first approach but with subtle twists beyond the surface, and above all with an amazing sense for song structure and melody. The great Arbutus that have already blessed us with Grimes' amazing tape earlier have released Silly Kissers' debut 10 inch Precious Necklace. Listen to two of the beauties below, and don't miss the nice and easy video for Ghost in Your Heart.

Also from Montreal hail Cherry Chapstick, a pretty busy and ambitious trio that recently seem to have jumped on the hip synth bandwagon as well after some explorations into rather traditional shoegazey indie rock (though I don't know in which direction they're actually heading now), but with a rather 90s feel to it, which is, no doubt, just as fine. They have a 7 inch out, and a-side The Line is a brilliantly chilled and sleazy late night jam, while the flip side is a "re-imagination" of Silly Kissers' EP title track Precious Necklace, a pretty unapologetic four-to-the-floor call to dance.