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 11/2006
MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND
Bring Me the Workhorse
reviewed 01/2012
VARIOUS
Django Unchained: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
reviewed 12/2006
THE SHAKES
The Shakes
reviewed 02/2006
CALEXICO
Garden Ruin
reviewed 08/2006
Raul Malo
You're Only Lonely
reviewed 05/2009
CAMERA OBSCURA
My Maudlin Career

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.