Album Reviews

CANASTA

The Fakeout, The Tease, and The Breather

2010-05-03

The band name, Canasta, led me to believe that this might be dance music or maybe electronic music, or that it might at least be upbeat. (Maybe it's because the cover looks incredibly similar to Dengue Fever's "Venus on Earth" release.) With its second release, Chicago-based Canasta delivers quiet pop with orchestral elements. This is pretty and well-produced stuff with occasional bits of violin or cello shining through. Best song? "Mexico City", with its shouted "Go, go, go" chorus. Rebecca Ruth

Quick Links:

all reviews | all rock reviews

More reviews tagged #Rock

reviewed 10/2003
Stew
Something Deeper Than These Changes
reviewed 10/2011
CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH
Hysterical
reviewed 04/2008
Joseph Arthur
Could We Survive
reviewed 11/2009
PROFESSOR LOUIE AND THE CROWMATIX
Whispering Pines
reviewed 01/2007
NEKO CASE
Live from Austin TX
reviewed 05/2008
John Hiatt
Same Old Man

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.