Tallies - Patina [Green & Orange]

Tallies - Patina [Green & Orange]Nostalgia: it's a fickle beast, isn't it? Everyone loves music that evokes a strong sense of days gone by, but stare through those rose tinted glasses too long and you lose the magic of the present. With their brand new sophomore album, Patina, Toronto based indie pop band Tallies have found a way to expertly walk that razor thin tightrope, nodding to their favorite bands of the past while transforming their sound into something tight, bright, and

crude horns

full of soft-spoken phrases and light guitar play that belie the power of the music it provides

Between the avant-garde aesthetics of the opener 'Fanfare' to the orchestral 'Senna's joy' and the closing improvisational piece 'Paon'

the second volume in sound supervisor Dean Hurley's Anthology Resource series

" "Adore" presents a departure from their previous sound

the album covers an eclectic range

Built integrally into the vinyl gatefold jacket

Future Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Weston also played on a number of tracks

Experience the groundbreaking debut of The Notorious B

Album of the Year

and "Diamonds" captures the essence of his unparalleled contribution to music

Chubby and the Gang marinate it's characteristic speed and sick-of-it-all energy in a mixture of 50s pop sounds