Optical Sounds' great new Psych Pop From Toronto compilation is a state-of-the-fuzzbox report on the Big Smoke's post-shoegaze whumpers as selected by Will Carruthers of Spacemen 3, Spiritualized and Brian Jonestown Massacre infamy. More than simply being an exemplary arbiter of trippy style, the fact that Carruthers also spent some quality time hanging out with many of the musicians on the scene while living in Toronto back in 2006 makes him precisely the right man for the filtering job.
Naturally, the 14-track compilation includes tracks by a number of groups on the Optical Sounds label roster – namely Flowers of Hell, The Hoa Hoa's, Revolvers. Action Makes, Planet Creature and The Disraelis – there are some impressive moves displayed by Ostrich Tuning, Persian Rugs, Saffron Sect and Volcano Playground.
But you don't have to take my word for it, check out the ace Psych Pop From Toronto collection available for free download right here and then go to the two-night launch party at the Silver Dollar on Thursday (November 8) featuring The Auras (10 pm), Planet Creature (10:45 pm), Flowers of Hell (11:30 pm), Ostrich Tuning (12:15 am) The Disraelis (1 am) and Friday (November 9) including Persian Rugs (10 pm), The BB Guns (10:45 pm), Volcano Playground (11:30 pm), Revolvers (12:15 am), B-17 (1 am). The cover charge is just $8 each night.
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