I'm listening to "True Love Waits" on repeat.
What the fuck is new? Fucking Clues. Clues is new, and it is some good ass shit.
So you know me, right? You might. If you do, you know I loved/love The Unicorns, and they're in my top ten favorite bands of all time. Like any other diehard Unicorns aficionado, I was devastated to hear that The Unicorns were dead back in 2004. The lovechild of Nick Thorburn and Alden Penner would be no more. RIP Unicorns.
So Nick Thorburn goes and forms Islands, they put out Return to the Sea, it's successful, yadayada, you know that story. Alden Penner, however, sinks into obscurity. He composes the soundtrack for The Hamster Cage in 2005, but where does he go after that? WHO KNOWS??
In 2007, who shows up at Pop Montreal??? Alden Penner! And with the new project Clues! Now, I hold this dude in high esteem. He's everything I want in a good musician. Talented and so much more than passionate. He doesn't give a shit about being a rock star, he just wants to make music.
What stands out to me about Clues' debut self-titled album are the parallels to The Unicorns. Clues has all the pre-existing darkness of The Unicorns that Islands lacks. It's apparent that this album is a labor of love. Years in the making, Alden Penner fans around the globe are rejoicing at this new release. The opener "Haarp" punches you in the throat about five seconds in and commands your attention. The highs and lows of this song match the highs and lows of this album as a whole. Standout songs like "You Have My Eyes Now" and "Let's Get Strong" leave me with a fuzzy feeling that tells me yes, Alden Penner is back, and he is STILL badass.
Furthermore, like a boss, Clues has made the conscious decision to not join any networking sites like Myspace or Facebook, so they can build a hype naturally. How it should be.
To hear The Unicorns: http://www.myspace.com/theunicornsband
To hear Clues: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkq1PuJyXjc
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