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      10
      October
      2008
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ENTERTAINMENT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mardeen’s
      “Read
      Less
      Minds”
     
     
      proves
      consistent
      from
      start
      to
      finish
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Island
      act
      offers
      a
      unique
      sound
      on
      their
      second
      release
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By_Whitney
      Bysterveldt
     
     
      The
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      second
      release
      off
      of
     
     
      Island
      native
      Collagen
      Rock
     
     
      Records
      and
      first
      full
      length
     
     
      endeavour
      by
      Haligonian
     
     
      quartet
      of
      troubadours
     
     
      known
      as
      Mardeen,
      Read
     
     
      Less
      Minds
      is
      the
      latest
      East
     
     
      Coast
      metrical
      orchestration
     
     
      to
      pervade
      the
      Canadian
     
     
      music
      scene.
     
    

    
     
      Saturated
      with
      power-pop
     
     
      pieces
      this
      album
      is
      some-
     
     
      thing
      of
      a
      rarity
      these
      days
     
     
      as
      it
      offers
      up
      12
      solid
      tracks
     
     
      to
      form
      a
      comprehensive
     
     
      and
      consistent
      listening
     
     
      experience
      from
      start
      to
      fin-
     
     
      ish.
     
    

    
     
      Affixed
      by
      resounding
      gui-
     
     
      tars,
      melodic
      vocals
      and
     
     
      impossibly
      catchy
      hooks,
     
     
      Mardeen
      refuses
      to
      hold
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      back
      anything
      with
      this
     
     
      release.
     
     
      Picking
      a
      stand
      alone
      sin-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      gle
      proves
      to
      be
      a
      difficult
     
     
      task
      as
      the
      opening
      track
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      label
      for
      most
     
     
      anthemic
      and
      isolate
      song
      on
     
     
      the
      album
      could
      be
      applied
     
     
      to
      “Honor”
      as
      vocalist/gui-
     
     
      tarist
      Jon
      Pearo
      showcases
     
     
      his
      oral
      chops
      on
      this
      haunt-
     
     
      ing
      number.
     
    

    
     
      When
      all
      is
      said
      and
      done
     
     
      it's
      “Telephones”
      that
      comes
     
     
      to
      the
      forefront
      as
      the
      chorus
     
     
      latches
      on
      to
      your
      musical
     
     
      memory
      bank,
      refusing
     
     
      release.
      Apart
      from
      the
     
     
      songs
      themselves
      Mardeen
     
     
      offers
      something
      unique
      and
     
     
      refreshing
      in
      a
      ballooning
     
     
      scene
      of
      Canadian
      indie-pop
     
     
      Stars.
      :
     
    

    
     
      They
      possess
      a
      vocal
      diver-
     
     
      sity
      that
      is
      all
      too
      sparse
     
     
      amongst
      current
      music
      mak-
     
     
      ing
      groups,
      touting
      three
     
     
      members
      that
      offer
      strong
     
     
      voices.
      :
     
    

    
     
      Guitarists
      Jon
      Pearo
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Kids”
      is
      one
      which
      imbues
      Travis
      Ellis
      along
      with
     
     
      acontagious
      bassist
     
     
      sing-along
      Matt
      Ellis
     
     
      quality.
      “Apart
      from
      the
      contribute
     
     
      Reminiscent
      lead
      vocals
     
     
      of
      the
      likes
      sone
      themselves
      as
      well
      as
     
     
      of
      Built
      to
      Mardeen
      offers
      __
      those
      palat-
     
     
      Spill,
      “You
      ‘
      2
      able
      _har-
     
     
      Fel
      it
      SOmething
      unique
      »onies
     
     
      combines
      and
      refreshing
      in
      a
      2)2)
      =
     
     
      echoing
      j
      throughout
     
     
      verses
      with
      ballooning
      scene
      Of
      Read
      Less
     
     
      aesthetically
      ‘
      ;
      :
      Minds.
     
    

    
     
      charming
      Canadian
      indie-pop
      7
      4
      ;
      ;
     
     
      harmonies.
      9
      record
      is
     
     
      This
      eupho-
      stars.
      the
      begin-
     
     
      ny
      is
      main-
      —
      ning
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tained
      through
      a
      number
      of
     
     
      other
      prominent
      recordings
     
     
      including
      “Keep
      On”
      and
     
     
      “Pretty
      Smart.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      something
      good
      not
      only
      for
     
     
      Mardeen
      but
      also
      for
      those
     
     
      who
      are
      discerning
      enough
     
     
      to
      give
      it
      a
      listen.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      Are
      We
      Gonna
      Do
     
     
      Come
      The
      Month
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      September?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Matt
      Mays
      and
      El
      Torpedo
      find
      themselves
      with
     
     
      the
      release
      of
      a
      new
      album
      anda
      film
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Whitney
      Bysterveldt
     
     
      The
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      was
      an
      auspicious
      way
      to
     
     
      open
      up
      the
      semester
      for
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -Wave
      as
      beguiling
      east
      coast
     
    
   
   
    
     
      aristos
      Matt
      Mays
      and
      El
     
     
      Torpedo
      invaded
      our
      fine
     
     
      university
      grounds
      this
      past
     
     
      Sept.
      4.
     
    

    
     
      Expropriating
      the
      stage,
     
     
      Mays
      and
      company
     
     
      enthralled
      the
      roisterous
     
     
      crowd
      with
      a
      medley
      of
     
     
      prospective
      hits
      from
      their
     
     
      new
      album
      =
      “Terminal
     
     
      Romance”
      including
      Tall
     
     
      Trees,
      Shining
      Eyes
      and
     
     
      Building
      A
      Boat.
     
    

    
     
      Although
      the
      set
      was
      heav-
     
     
      ily
      laden
      with
      current
      tracks
     
     
      Mays
      and
      Torpedo
      regaled
     
     
      with
      a
      sundry
      of
      classics
     
     
      from
      Move
      Your
      Mind
      to
      On
     
     
      The
      Hood,
      capping
      the
      set
     
     
      off
      with:
      “a
      “cover
      ~oF
     
     
      Rocketman
      and
      their
      notori-
     
     
      ous
      single
      Cocaine
      Cowgirl.
     
    

    
     
      Exhibitionist
      at
      heart,
      Mays
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘coaxed
      the
      crowd
      between
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      verses
      and
      laid
      on
      the
      guitar
     
     
      with
      his
      quintessential
      bent-
     
     
      over,
      backward
      gait.
     
     
      Delivering
      a
      resolute
      rock
     
     
      and
      roll
      show
      complete
      with
     
     
      choreographed
      hand
      claps,
     
     
      windmills,
      guitar
      swings
      and
     
     
      boundless
      droning
      solos
      the
     
     
      showboating
      continued
      with
     
     
      recent
      El
      Torpedo
      addition
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Jay
      Smith
      abetting.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      band
      of
      manifold
      dexter-
     
     
      ity,
      Smith
      ousted
      Tim
      Baker
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from
      his
      percussionist
      posi-
      —
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tion
      for
      a
      number
      and
      key-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Torpedo
     
    
   
   
    
     
      boardist
      Adam
      _
      Baldwin
     
     
      stepped
      out
      to
      display
      a
     
     
      combination
      of
      guitar
      and
     
     
      head-banging
      skills.
     
    

    
     
      All
      in
      all,
      Matt
      Mays
      and
     
     
      El
      Torpedo
      put
      on
      a
      stunning
     
     
      display
      of
      musical
      theatrics
     
     
      which
      local
      scene
      pundit
      Pat
     
     
      Deighan
      epitomized
      as
     
     
      “Hugely
      entertaining.”
     
    

    
     
      But
      this
      Nova
      Scotian
     
     
      spectacle
      does
      not
      cease
      at
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      stage
      as
      bassist
      Andy
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Patil
      related
      the
      band's
      latest
     
     
      endeavour
      into
      the
      realm
      of
     
    

    
     
      Titled
      “A
      Dartmouth
     
     
      Werewolf
      in
      Dover”
      this
     
     
      short
      was
      filmed
      while
      the
     
     
      boys
      were
      recording
      this
     
     
      past
      year
      in
      Southern
     
     
      England.
     
    

    
     
      Directed
      and
      co-produced
     
     
      by
      Andrew
      Watt
      the
      picture
     
     
      features
      Matt
      Mays
      and
      El
     
     
      along
      with
     
     
      Terminal
      Romance
      producer
     
     
      Chris
      Tsangarides
      in
      a
      semi-
     
     
      comedic
      tale
      of
      1930-esqe
     
     
      terror
      <->
     
    

    
     
      The
      picture
      leads
      off
      with
     
     
      the
      aforementioned
      group
      of
     
     
      five
      finishing
      up
      dinner
     
     
      when
      Mays
      announces
      his
     
     
      intentions
      to
      wander
      down
     
     
      to
      the
      local
      pub.
      :
     
    

    
     
      Uncertain
      of
      his
      friend's
     
     
      decision
      Tsangarides
      advises
     
     
      Mays
      not
      to
      venture
      into
      the
     
     
      woods
      at
      night
      but
      if
      he
     
     
      must,
      he
      ought
      to
      stick
      to
      the
     
     
      path.
     
    

    
     
      As
      anticipated,
      Mays
      devi-
     
     
      ates
      and
      gets
      taken
      over
      by
     
    
   
   
    
     
      See
      ‘Mays’
      page
      14