Tuesday 06 April 2010



Thanks for sharing!

Song, By Toad is more than just a great music blog, it’s also a great record label.  Over the last few years, Matthew Young has parlayed his ability to suss out great new music into a thriving and diverse roster of artists on his hand-picked label.  While many of the artists on Song, By Toad from Edinburgh or Scotland in general, Matthew isn’t afraid to branch out and pounce on something great from the other side of the Atlantic.

So when he first heard the music of Montreal’s Trips and Falls, he knew he was listening to a good thing.  He waited a not-so requisite six months before offering to release the music on his label, a period during which no one else seemed keen on doing so.  “Strange, creepy guitar music” is as apt a description as I could think of (lifted right from the press release I should point out) especially when you’re talking about “You Should Really Get Yours”, one of the nine tracks on He Was Such A Quiet Boy.  It’s sounds as if you’re listening to a warped vinyl record of traditional children’s lullabies played at the wrong speed on a karaoke machine.  Despite that description, it all amazingly works.  It’s the most out-there moment on the record, and is followed by a beautiful string-adorned song called “Prelude to a Shark Attack” that acts as the perfect counter-point to the quirkiness that came before it.  “…Shark Attack” is the album’s standout track for me, and a must-hear (you can hear it on their Myspace page).

Once again, Matthew and Song, By Toad Records have struck gold.  You can buy He Was Such A Quiet Boy directly from the ‘Toad, or through digital  outlets Amazon MP3 and eMusic.

MP3: Trips and Falls “And In Real Life He Wears Corduroy Pants”
MP3: Trips and Falls “How Do You Do…”
Myspace: Trips and Falls





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One Response to “Thanks for sharing!”

Matthew April 12th, 2010 at 2:28 pm

Thanks for the lovely review, it is very much appreciated.

Honestly, the reason I waited as long as I did was because I was busy as hell, to begin with, but more importantly I just wasn’t sure what I could really do for a band from another country.

It’s proving tricky, as I suspected, but I think this is a fucking amazing album, so I honestly don’t care, I’m just glad it’s on the label.