It was just about a year ago that we had Andrew WK run around CMJ as our expert party correspondent. The night before we filmed I was awed by relative newcomer Bon Iver at Bowery, and hours later I was awed by seeing him bounce around the LES with Lizzie Powell of Class of '06 BTW Land Of Talk. She mentioned then the pair were "working on something." Then she and Justin told Andrew about their ...
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Photo via Saddle CreekThere's long-awaited, and then there's long-awaited. And then there's Some Are Lakes from Land Of Talk . Ever since first discovering the Montreal trio way back in June of 2006 and subsequently playing their debut mini-album Applause Cheer Boo Hiss pretty much to death, I've been waiting for the follow-up. And waiting. And waiting. But thanks to the nature of buzz...
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Montreal's Land Of Talk have just released the first single off of their upcoming album entitled Some Are Lakes out on October 7th via Saddle Creek. This title track immediately reminded me of why I was so psyched for this album. If you like it, pre-order the album here or check them out on tour [...]~~
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Montreal's Land of Talk will be back this October with a follow-up to their excellent 2008 release Some Are Lakes (produced by Bon Iver's Justin Vernon). The group, led by front woman Lizzie Powell (also part of the Broken Social Scene caravan) who is recovering from vocal chord surgery, will be releasing an EP entitled Fun and Laughter on Saddle Creek Records....Read the full update at What's ...
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Montreal's Land of Talk is back with a follow-up to the excellent 2008 release Some Are Lakes (produced by Bon Iver's Justin Vernon). The group, led by frontwoman Lizzie Powell (also part of the Broken Social Scene caravan) who is rebounding from vocal chord ailments earlier this year, has released the excellent EP entitled Fun and Laughter on the Omaha, Nebraska-based Saddle Creek Records. The...
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A live recording with surprisingly great sound quality. And honestly, if anything could hit the nail on the head, so to speak, it's certainly this song, at this moment.And just to reiterate my point, the lyrics are as follows:Giving up a life worth leading kills us allNo surprise, the coldest eyes that took allGiving up a life worth leading tears us downThe longest time, the longest line ever fou
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Montreal's Land Of Talk have just announced a few more tour dates for 2008. Unfortunately they don't seem to be coming close to the Bmore region. Hopefully they're near you, though (check 'em after the jump). mp3: Land Of Talk - Death By Fire Dates: 11/15/08 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge 11/18/08 - Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom [...]
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Talk is cheap in the Land of Talk. That's why I'm going to let this Montreal indie outfit do all the talking with their new song, "Corner Phone". I won't talk much about the other tracks from their new album, Some Are Lakes (in-stores 10/07/08), because I really haven't heard anything aside from this gem. Give it a spin, throw it on your ipods, and if you dig, PRE-ORDER the album and get it ...
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Somehow and at some point I came upon Land Of Talk's EP Applause Cheer Boo Hiss a ways back and cranked it louder than I should have. The soulful fury of lead singer Elizabeth Powell struck one of those so-called chords and I had to respond with extra volume. I'll admit I was a bit [...]
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Land of Talk’s Fun and Laughter is a compact set of four tracks following the rich vein of their 2008 album, Some Are Lakes. Elizabeth Powell chants her way through the band’s off-kilter pop waves. Where most front women sound like they’re threading a needle, Powell steers the ship, owning each song with [...]
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