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By: Staff Writer

Posted: 08/18/2012 1:00 AM | Comments: 0

Dearly Beloved

Hawk VS Pigeon (eOne Records)

Toronto's wild Dearly Beloved takes no prisoners on their latest 11-track album, the strange and wonderful Hawk VS Pigeon. Of course, the pigeon would lose, but this brave combo beats down indie-rock convention just enough to bring blood to the surface of the skin.

Take for example Aimed Right At Me's overdriven howl and the demons and money littering the lyrics of Living Proof. Informed by the underlying vibe of a studio called Rancho de la Luna, the trio (and friends) created a finer brand of progressive outsider fire. Sonic Youth devotees can look no further than the boiling mid-tempo throb of Lizard Fight for gut level satisfaction. Indeed, the short sharp shock of To Better Days is impactful, and it's neck snapping acceleration will have the punks and punkettes spitting sloppy superlatives. She is a stun-bass showcase, reminiscent of J.J. Burnel's death-defying sonic depth charges with first generation English art punks The Stranglers. If it sounds like a dirty nighttime party of fed back guitars and banshee howls and purrs courtesy of singer Niva Chow then that would be correct. Beware of the hawk. 'Ö'Ö'Ö'Ö

-- Jeff Monk

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition August 18, 2012 G4

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