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| CD Review by Aubrey McInnis JULIE DOIRON ELEVATOR THROUGH • Julie Doiron and Elevator Through feature former members of Eric’s Trip, the first Canadian band on the Sub Pop roster. Julie Doiron’s Will You Still Love Me? EP is a late night confessional to listen to when the rest of the world – unbothered by emotionally induced insomnia – has already been asleep for five hours. The streets are empty, closed signs hang in dark windows and the only image you’re likely to see is your own reflection in a pane of glass. Where there’s a pensive uptightness in the subject matter, Julie does not dawdle in getting to the core of it. As she does, you hang in the resonant space between each lulling strum of the guitar while waiting for her words to finish what the notes start. Her earnest voice – informal and unimposing – pulls you close to her stories, which reflect a girl sitting on her bed picking up a guitar instead of a diary. What you hear is a secret, what you understand is an advantage. There’s no secret to the appeal of Elevator Through – they blow you away with their intricate intimacy. All Elevator songs are detailed, free-flow, 8-track recordings captured on the day of their creation with an emphasis on the first take. They have phenomenal clarity for a bunch of fuzzy sleepwalkers caught in a mystical dream. While Elevator will continue to appeal to fans of ’60s and ’70s psychedelia, they keep plunging deeper into themselves. What they come up with bubbles with intriguing intensity and fertile, modern inventiveness. Lead vocalist Rick White hushes you with his murmurs while his guitar sings an intoxicating song in a satisfying, unwavering melody. Vague Premonition is a multi-textured album that dips into ingenious spells of cosmic overdrive where there’s something new unfolding during every listen. Julie Doiron 3/5 Elevator Through 5/5 |
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