Philly’s Canadian Invasion Strangely American
Canadian Invasion‘s take on American culture comes straight from the source. Yes, the five-man group hails from the City of Brotherly Love and their music chips away at the bark of the society that brought them up. Just don’t expect their sound to have a strictly American feel.
Three Cheers from the Invisible Hand, Canadian Invasion’s latest LP, runs far from bitter as their satirical style sways with a well-thought out progression of melodic string play keyed along Andy Canadian’s vocal tutelage. “Our songs are a satirical assault on American ‘values’. We call ourselves ‘America’s last line of defense against the evil Canadian socialist empire’s pernicious ideology of cheap health care and gun control, ” Andy said.
For a moment British pop influences seem to control a hook in their vibe, yet they still find their foundation with middle of America groups Wilco and Okkervil River.
Alongside Andy (vocals, guitar) are Jim Foley (bass), George Groves (drums), Eric Miller (guitar) and Chris Morita (guitar, backup vocals). The group recently covered Vampire Weekend’s “Mansard Roof” while visiting Philadelphia’s WXPN studio.
Before Canadian Invasion released Three Cheers from the Invisible Hand in February, they broke onto the scene with Songs for the Atco Ghost in 2006. For more on the band, head to their MySpace page.
MP3: Canadian Invasion – One Hand Claps The Other (buy)
MP3: Vampire Weekend – Mansard_Roof (Canadian Invasion cover)
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