a northern chorus

last thursday night, my roommate and i decided we needed to go out for a drink. we decided upon the railway club pretty quickly, as it is pretty much our favourite bar and they often have live music. we made the right decision.

what we found when we arrived at the railway club was a northern chorus, a little band from hamilton, ontario. these guys (stu livingstone, pete hall, alex mcmaster, owen davies, craig halliday, and graham walsh) have been together since 1999 and it shows. they're not your run-of-the-mill underplayed canadian band. their songwriting is sophisticated and their music is, for lack of a better word, beautiful (due in part to alex mcmaster's sweet cello skills).



pitchfork hasn't had two words to say about these guys since 2005, which is a shame really because from what i can tell they've really come into their own. their march, 2007 release, the millions too many, has a kind of subtle brilliance to it that their earlier releases lack (you're welcome to take a listen on their official website). not to mention, their stage presence is spot on. they know how to shut up a room. bronwyn and i weren't even there to see them and intended to spend most of our time on the patio. needless to say, our desire for cigarettes was neglected in favour of a desire for something better. that's right, i said it, a northern chorus is better than cigarettes.

check out the video, guys. it's pretty cute.



-jocelyn