After going through a period where the band had no American label, Canada's 54-40 came crashing back into this country with a vengeance. Absorbing the Seattle grunge...
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Show Me sometimes shows its influences a little too plainly. Not that this is bad, but playing the "Name the influence" game can take away some of the enjoyment. "One Day in...
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Vancouver's answer to R.E.M.'s thoughtful, hook-filled pop has consolidated all of its strongest elements for this, its fifth disc. As befits a Canadian perspective, Neil...
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Casual Viewin' USA is a slightly complicated product: it's basically a butchered version of 54-40's 2000 release, Casual Viewin', where several album cuts were lopped off...
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The U.S. release of 2000's Casual Viewin', which included half an album's worth of new material mixed in with some of 54-40's biggest hits, spotlighted the need for a...
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After a few years of attempting to sound heavier than they actually were (the influence of Seattle grunge no doubt), it's amazing to hear that by embracing both roots and...
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The guitars are much higher in the mix than they were previously, and the mood is much darker. Songwriter Neil Osborne succumbs to cynicism on "Cheer Up Peru" and despair on...
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