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| Drownedinsound |
 With the second albums from Swan Lake and the Handsome Furs arriving within two weeks of each other, it’s becoming clear that Spencer Krug (Swan Lake / Sunset Rubdown / Wolf Parade) and Dan Boeckner (H. Furs / W. Parade) could be the Lennon and McCartney of our generation. No, that’s not to say Wolf Parade are going to be the biggest band in the world, but it’s thrilling to see a pair of songwriters rattling out so much inventive music in such a short space of time.
Leaving aside the prospects for Spencer’s indie-pop concern, Swan Lake is his more "difficult" project with Dan Bejar of Destroyer, and Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes. Last time round, their record (Beast Moans) felt like an indulgence appealing to freakish fans of second-division prog like Comus and Amon Duul, and very much a side-project for all concerned. This time round, they’ve used a court painting from a criminal trial to make the cover of their record look even uglier than the felt-tip goblin-orgy of the last. You are, at least, warned......full text |
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| Spin |
| This Canadian indie supergroup presumably came together over its members' common traits of workaholism and quirky vocals. Though Swan Lake count Wolf Parade, Frog Eyes, and the New Pornographers among their many other projects, Enemy Mine doesn't get the songwriting dregs. Crafting sparse, noisy rock that's both controlled and dangerously unbalanced, each songwriter holds onto his idiosyncrasies: Spencer Krug's dark romanticism ("Paper Lace"), Carey Mercer's hyper-allusiveness ("Peace"), and Dan Bejar's self-referential observations ("Battle of Swan Lake"). The distinctiveness of these three weirdos and their democratic approach gives this unexpecedly harrowing album a remarkable cohesion....full text |
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| Prefixmag |
| Already known individually for their, ahem, unorthodox vocal stylings, the three singers of Swan Lake nevertheless managed to jell on their aptly titled 2006 debut, Beast Moans. Think of Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown), Dan Bejar (Destroyer, the New Pornographers) and Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes) as the Crosby, Stills & Nash for the American Apparel-clad set. This time around, it seems they're trying to duck the abominable "literary" tag by naming their album after a sci-fi romp from the mid-'80s. But early peeks at "Paper Lace" and "Heartswarm" reveal the same boys we've always known: a trio of word-drunk kooks, hung up on romancing....full text |
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