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Tuesday, June 4, 2024

The Squeegees and the gleefully infectious "I WILL FIND YOU"

 

"In a car in a jar / In the ground safe and sound / I will find you / I will find you..."


The angular, guttural, punk framed portraitures of "I WILL FIND YOU" by Toronto - Canada's post punk outfit The Squeegees is gleefully infectious like a dazzling smile... like mononucleosis. And why not, there is a lot to love, a lot to want to get close to right up front while leaning on the stage at a perfectly cramped venue. I absolutely love the pounding bass lines that vacillates between low to mid, the guitar lined rhythms, the punchy pocket Lovering-esque drum beat, the cherished snarling vocals and the kind of underwater falling bridge that may or may not be a direct homage to the lobster à la rock.

For me, I do feel a sort crushing amalgam of early Pixies / Talking Heads / Modest Mouse which is fucking awesome.  

LINER NOTES:

Quote about this track:

[When I listen to "I WILL FIND YOU," it feels like a villain from an '80s slasher movie is hunting me down for four minutes. I hope you feel the same way. Weirdly, it started as a goofy folk track with a punchline, nowhere near the "horror" vibes it has now. When I played it with a band, it slowly morphed into the sinister post-punk freakout you hear today.] 

Vocals performed by Taylor Cos and Terrence Maloney
Vocals written by Taylor Cos, Terrence Maloney and Chanel Olivera

Guitar written and performed by Terrence Maloney

Bass performed by Terrence Maloney
Bass written by Terrence Maloney and Chanel Olivera

Drums written and performed by Ian Fragomeni 

They have one EP out (It's Finally Over) and a second EP on the way (It's Finally Over Part 2). Their new EP was produced by Jon Drew (former producer for Fucked Up, Tokyo Police Club, Alexisonfire and Magneta Lane). 

Cool, cool sounds. 

-Robb Donker Curtius







THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM 


https://open.spotify.com/artist/1liQpV5Ma6MGOjavAMuIfa

https://www.instagram.com/thesqueegeesband/

https://www.facebook.com/thesqueegeesband/

https://thesqueegees.bandcamp.com/track/i-will-find-you


The Squeegees are a post-punk band from Toronto formed in 2016. The core members are Terrence Maloney and Taylor Cos. They make music that is a mix of punk, pop, folk, alternative and more. Their sound constantly shifts between warm pop sweetness and abrasive punk weirdness. Their main influences are the Pixies, Fat White Family, The Replacements, Ween and Wolf Parade. A man at a bar once described them as an angry B-52’s. They have one EP out (It's Finally Over) and a second EP on the way (It's Finally Over Part 2). Their new EP was produced by Jon Drew (former producer for Fucked Up, Tokyo Police Club, Alexisonfire and Magneta Lane).







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