Of Michigan not Canada

Canada - Beige Stationwagon

On Monday I went with my downstairs neighbor Jack to Spaceland to see the last residency of Deadly Syndrome. The highlight and surprise of the night was a band from Michigan named simply Canada. I wish they had a better name, if only to find them on google (do bands not think about search engines when naming their band?). Apart from the name, which I did not know while I watched them, they were an interesting and pleasant group that intrigued me.

Canada is a seven piece, in their best songs two members play cello and they just about all sing. Between songs they all switch up instruments playing all sorts of instruments and percussion, and I am unsure if they ever use the same arrangement for more than one song. They reminded me of a less energetic Architecture in Helsinki or a less intense Arcade Fire. The music in this song reminds me of Elliott Smith on Figure 8, but not the vocals or lyrics. They were fun and cute, and I mean that in a good way. While they have been around for a little while they still seem quite new and have room to grow. I am really interested to see where they go from here musically, I could see them doing something great.