Clues

Friday, Jun 05, 2009 7:00 PM PDT
at Echo
in Los Angeles, CA

Clues || Listen
While countless new bands have imitated the pop sounds made famous by Montreal?s music export, Clues counts among its members originators of that sound. Alden Penner (Unicorns) and Brendan Reed (Arcade Fire) continue pioneering music, expanding Montreal?s pop music lexicon with reference to the post-punk and experimental music traditions. The band?s shows are frenetic and theatrical: multiple drummers, unique instrumentation, and a bent Commodore 64. In 2008, the band was rounded out by regulars of the Montreal music/art scene?s, Ben Borden, Lisa Gamble, and Nick Scribner. During shows and on recordings, the band share and trade off on their collection of instruments, creating grand versions of experimental pop songs. - The Trip Wire