Set Anchors - Galleon EP

Once again some new fresh tracks from yet another Ontario band. When I first was told to listen to these guys about 5 months ago I was really iffy when I checked out their myspace. I noticed that they were looking for a bunch of new members; and really when you see that on a bands myspace you wonder really what is going to come of the band in the next couple of months (example Straight Reads The Line has now lost Blake, what's next for them? I know what Blake is up to!). So after listen to the couple of tracks that they have up, I wasn't blow away with anything.

Come a couple of months ago I was on the Dancing With Paris' Facebook page and noticed someone named Evan wrote a comment about how amazing the DWP EP was (best EP the scene has heard in a long time) and that his band wanted to hook up some stuff together. See as I book the DWP guys I headed over to listen to this Evan's band and what do I find... Set Anchors. But now Set Anchors have a new line up and new tracks. After listen to the new tracks I loved the stuff right off the band.

Last week the guys through up this EP for free download (like many other Southern Ontario bands), but like many bands that do this, this one has killer song writing/structure, listening longevity, good production, and great room for growth. Now that I have been able to sit down with the Galleon EP and really take a listen, I have taken to these guys a lot more. There are a couple of things that bug me about the EP; it may just be because I'm a critical listener when it come to music, but where is the bass? That has to be the last problem for me, this is a very trebly EP, I can't even here a bass to tell you the truth and I know that they do have a bass player (Evan). Even after putting the base booster EQ on nothing really changed. Other then that at the end of 'Galleon' the cymbals and guitar get cut off very abruptly. Also I wish that the melodic vocals on 'Fading Sense Of Balance' were brought up in the mix, there are some really cool vocal line in the beginning of the song. Also this song has a great Misery Signals feel, throughout the last half of the song. 'City Under Siege has a very strong Bring Me The Horizon feel on it, couple of the vocal scream definitely have that same 'effect' on them, but when that 'effect' is used it's nice to hear the lower scream harmony under it, and that is another thing I wish was used more throughout the EP. 'Restless' is going to be the song that gets stuck in your head, and good on them to put that at the end of the EP.

Overall the EP is anything that hasn't been heard before, but it's the energy and drive that really pulls me into this band and EP, and I would love to work with these guys more in the future and can't wait to hear their new stuff. Also they have a couple of shows coming up this month with the guy in Dancing With Paris.

November 8th - Windsor
November 21st - Hamilton

Enough of this go and listen to the new EP!


Set Anchors - Galleon EP
Release: October 24th 2009

Galleon
Fading Sense Of Balance
City Under Siege
Restless

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The Canadian Scene (October 2009)

So here is the first installment of The Canadian Scene iMix. Each month I am going to be pick a hand full of bands that are being active within the Canadian independent scene. All of the bands that are featured on this iMix are either touring the country, have had a new release, turning heads or are just a hard working band that I feel needs to be noticed. If you like hardcore, metalcore, pop, indie, and want to find some NEW amazing home grown talent this is going to be the monthly playlist for you. Also every month the last two tracks are going to consist of a Canadian act and an International act that if you don't already know who they are you should, this month it's Straight Reads The Line and Architects.

This months playlsit is a little on the heavy side but 7 of artists (Kingdoms, Norris, Dead And Divine, Children Of Eve, Today I Caught the Plague, Silverstein, Architects) are either out on the road or about to embark out on the road, and I know they wouldn't mind a little extra coin for food. Well enough of the reading get to the best part, the listening!

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Thanks
Piers

*if you are interested in getting your band on The Canadian Scene all you need is your music on iTunes and e-mail pierssimpkin@gmail.com, with the subject 'The Canadian Scene'*