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|:: The Darcys - Centerfold ::|
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|:: Artist : The Darcys ::|
|:: Title : Centerfold ::|
|:: Label : Arts & Crafts ::|
|:: Genre : Synthpop ::|
|:: Source : CD (LP) ::|
|:: Size : 267.15MB ::|
|:: Encoder : FLAC 1.3.1 ::|
|:: Quality : 1027kbps avg / 44.1 kHz / 2 channels ::|
|:: Rel Date : 2016-11-28 ::|
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|:: · T R A C K L I S T · ::|
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|:: # _title_ _time_ ::|
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|:: 01 Studio City 3:23 ::|
|:: 02 Miracle 3:00 ::|
|:: 03 San Diego, 1988 3:21 ::|
|:: 04 Virtual Reality 3:17 ::|
|:: 05 Arizona Hwy 3:27 ::|
|:: 06 Coming Up For Air 3:35 ::|
|:: 07 I Want It All 3:15 ::|
|:: 08 Alibi 3:17 ::|
|:: 09 Black Diamonds 3:29 ::|
|:: 10 Lip Service 4:39 ::|
|:: ───── ::|
|:: Total Time 34:43 ::|
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|:: · R E L E A S E N O T E S · ::|
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|:: Renowned Toronto critic Ben Rayner once notably dubbed ::|
|:: The Darcys ôpathologically ambitious.ö One of the ::|
|:: bandÆs earliest champions, few in the media has ever ::|
|:: better contextualized their career, or could set the ::|
|:: tone for the record theyÆre about to release. ::|
|:: ::|
|:: In simple terms, Darcys are an alternative pop duo from ::|
|:: Toronto, Canada. Currently the band consists of singer ::|
|:: and multi-instrumentalist Jason Couse and drummer / ::|
|:: lyricist Wes Marskell. The duo is the groupÆs original ::|
|:: core and also what remains of an ever-evolving lineup ::|
|:: thatÆs delivered close to a half dozen releases in as ::|
|:: many years. ::|
|:: ::|
|:: November 4 marks the arrival of a new studio album, ::|
|:: Centerfold, via Arts & Crafts - the latest from one of ::|
|:: CanadaÆs most fearlessly creative, adventurously ::|
|:: experimental groups, representing the culmination of ::|
|:: almost a decade of challenging their own limitations. ::|
|:: ::|
|:: Over the course of four official releases on Arts & ::|
|:: Crafts, the Darcys have birthed two studio records ::|
|:: (2011Æs self-titled album and 2013Æs Polaris and ::|
|:: JUNO-nominated Warring), a full reimagining of Steely ::|
|:: DanÆs AJA and a 20-minute Southern Gothic-themed ::|
|:: instrumental track (2014 Record Store Day exclusive ::|
|:: Hymn For A Missing Girl). They have worked with major ::|
|:: producers and mixers, toured North America, Europe and ::|
|:: Australia, self-produced subsequent releases, and been ::|
|:: extensively covered by press from NPR to Nylon. ::|
|:: ::|
|:: Through it all, the band remains as unique for its ::|
|:: varied approach to writing and releasing music as they ::|
|:: have at times been held back by it. But in 2014, with ::|
|:: Couse and Marskell intent on forging ahead as a duo, it ::|
|:: also set the stage for the bandÆs greatest self-imposed ::|
|:: challenge û making a credible pop record worthy of ::|
|:: global attention. ::|
|:: ::|
|:: Cue Centerfold: 10 shimmering songs that pull together ::|
|:: glossy production and airtight hooks, including ::|
|:: aforementioned funk-tinged summer anthem ôMiracleö, and ::|
|:: the sparkling, desert-creased heartache of ôArizona ::|
|:: Hwyö. The album, inspired by the shameless maximalist ::|
|:: lean of 1980s classics like Back To The Future and ::|
|:: Blade Runner and the eraÆs grandiose pop efforts, be ::|
|:: they from Bowie or Chic. ::|
|:: ::|
|:: Evolving through a painstaking process wherein the duo ::|
|:: generated more than 50 songs, and over two years of ::|
|:: extensive recording in New Zealand, Los Angeles, Banff ::|
|:: and Toronto, the album was produced by Grammy-award ::|
|:: winner Shawn Everett (Alabama Shakes, Julian ::|
|:: Casablancas) with an eye to making truly expansive pop ::|
|:: songs that are retro-hued yet rooted in the sounds of ::|
|:: today. ::|
|:: ::|
|:: ôWe knew we wanted the record to sound modern, ::|
|:: pop-minded and sun-bleached,ö says Marksell. ôOnce we ::|
|:: managed to assemble our production team I was confident ::|
|:: we were going to have one of the best sounding records ::|
|:: coming out of Toronto.ö ::|
|:: ::|
|:: That team, which included mixer Matty Green (TV On The ::|
|:: Radio, The Weeknd) and mastering engineer Emily Lazar ::|
|:: (Vampire Weekend, Haim), came together throughout 2014 ::|
|:: and 2015 and turned the bandÆs great pop experiment ::|
|:: into a very real record. ::|
|:: ::|
|:: ôGone is the epic, guitar-led rock and in its place, ::|
|:: some slick studio pop that is primed for mass ::|
|:: consumption,ö music journalist Cam Lindsay noted via ::|
|:: Noisey around the release of the albumÆs lead single ::|
|:: ôMiracle.ö ::|
|:: ::|
|:: Consumption aside, the goals of this project and ::|
|:: process are the same for Darcys as they have always ::|
|:: been û to make records that defy the listener to ::|
|:: categorize the artist, or pigeonhole a song. ôThere was ::|
|:: never an agenda to sacrifice anything,ö Marskell added ::|
|:: in response to questions about whether the band planned ::|
|:: to ôsell outö with Centerfold. ôWas the implication ::|
|:: really that we were going to make a shitty record? ::|
|:: WeÆre not really working with a formula and there was ::|
|:: never an obvious next record for us. If anything, a pop ::|
|:: record seems as logical as anything else.ö ::|
|:: ::|
|:: But thereÆs nothing especially logical about it. The 10 ::|
|:: songs on Centerfold see the Toronto-based duo exploring ::|
|:: consistent themes of escapism and manifest destiny, ::|
|:: inspired from the front seats of a borrowed El Camino ::|
|:: and night drives through the Hollywood Hills, looking ::|
|:: down on golden coast lines and reflecting on stories of ::|
|:: dreams chased, met and more often, brutally dashed. ::|
|:: ::|
|:: ItÆs a specific perspective on a classic theme, and it ::|
|:: sees the band do what it does best û and has sometimes ::|
|:: been criticized for û stepping outside of its previous ::|
|:: mindset and comfort zone. ::|
|:: ::|
|:: Beyond pathological ambition, one other quotation from ::|
|:: past releases sticks out as having relevance in the ::|
|:: current context. Writing on Warring back in 2013, ::|
|:: Esquire Magazine insisted the group embodied ôthe type ::|
|:: of recklessly bold artistic ambition that is ::|
|:: significantly harder to find today.ö ::|
|:: ::|
|:: Reckless? Maybe. But whatever you want to call it, ::|
|:: Centerfold cements the fact that The Darcys always have ::|
|:: and always will, make music on their own, unabashed ::|
|:: terms. ::|
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|:: http://https://www.arts-crafts.ca ::|
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