In light of The Raconteurs and Eagles Of Death Metal, it appears supergroups are, for better or worse, making a comeback. Not to be left out, Canada has formulated a national reply. Producer/multi-instrumentalist Paul Aucoin had started The Hylozoists as a solo project from his day job in The Sadies, releasing La Nouvelle Gauche in 2001 with the help of Halifax session musicians. But faced with the offer of help from Cuff The Duke, The Weakerthans, Fembots, Tricky Woo, and Broken Social Scene, Aucoin decided to open up for his/their sophomore release. Each track is a veritable post-rock orchestra of Canadian indie who's whos, always heavily featuring one or more vibraphones, glockenspiel, and some form of string. It's as if Tortoise remembered how to jam. That vibraphone sure takes me back to my first ever music class, truly giving the album a sweetly relaxed nostalgia. For the number of fingers in the pie, La Fin Du Monde is as smooth as a
baby's ass from start to finish. If only all supergroups went this well. Warning: repeated exposure to this album can induce the desire to move to Vancouver, BC [former home of the NBA's Grizzlies].
1. The Fifty Minute Hour
2. Elementary Particles
3. Smiley Smiley
4. Strait Is The Gate
5. Hearts And Harps
6. Warning Against Judging A Christian Brother
7. If Only Your Heart Was A Major Sixth
8. Man Who Almost Was
9. Lover Becomes Lovers
10. Journey To The End Of The Night
11. La Fin Du Monde
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