The Lacking Permanence

"Screaming Females" is a misnomer. There's only one, and not a whole lot of screaming in "Chamber For Sleep (Part One)".

Some of that weird pop, this time with a definite tinge of Americana, or perhaps Canadiana, since the band is from Toronto

Angular compositions and Merrill Garbus’ distinctive vocals, glued together in strange uncomfortable ways, but it all works.

Straightahead rock, no apologies.

Time has not dulled the edge of this band. "Show Me The Sun" highlights their psychedelic side.

Imagine your Beach Boys CD started skipping but you liked it better that way.

If you gotta have some beats, you gotta have some Nightmares on Wax. Moody interludes for slick rainy asphalt.

Dark and light, sparse and lush, this is an album of dynamics and contrast, fronted by an angelic female voice.

Funky urban hip hop and soul is not something you expect to come from North of the Border, but here we have Grand Analog, who does it all and does it well.

A master songwriter effortlessly putting out majestic compositions that will stick in your head for weeks.