DECEMBER
      7,
      2006
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Swan
      Lake
      -
      Beast
      Moans
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Whitney
      Rose.
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      flawless
      amalgamation
      of
     
     
      already
      established
      Canadian
     
     
      musicians
      has
      graced
      the
      Indie
     
     
      music
      scene
      to
      bring
      us
      a
     
     
      stunning
      new
      album.
     
    

    
     
      Together,
      Daniel
      Bejar
     
     
      of
      Destroyer
      and
      New
     
     
      Pornographers,
      Spencer
      Krug
     
     
      of
      Wolf
      Parade
      and
      Sunset
     
     
      Rubdown
      and
      Carey
      Mercer
     
     
      of
      Frog
      Eyes
      make
      up
      Swan
     
     
      Lake,
      whose
      debut
      album
     
     
      “Beast
      Moans”
      was
      released
     
     
      on
      Novy.
      21.
     
    

    
     
      I
      must
      admit,
      at
      first
     
     
      listen
      it
      sounded
      to
      me
      as
     
     
      though
      the
      trio
      had
      come
     
     
      together
      and
      simultaneously
     
     
      started
      to
      play
      tunes
      from
     
     
      their
      individual
      previous
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      groups.
      Upon
      encouragement
     
     
      to
      listen
      further,
      I
      focused
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      songs
      that
      Krug
      (my
      personal
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      favorite
      of
      the
      three)
      had
     
     
      written.
      It
      was
      then
      that
      I
      fell
     
     
      hopelessly
      in
      love
      with
      “Are
     
     
      You
      Swimming
      In
      Her
      Pools?”
     
     
      a
      song
      that
      has
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      uncontested
      diversity
      to
      hold
     
     
      a
      place
      in
      anyone’s
      iPod.
      What
     
     
      is
      so
      fascinating
      about
      his
     
     
      work
      is
      the
      choice
      of
      light
      and
     
     
      heavy
      he
      offers;
      the
      effect
      of
     
     
      his
      music
      is
      to
      the
      discretion
     
     
      of
      the
      listener.
      It’s
      ostensible
     
     
      aitniness
      is
      as
      attractive
      as
      its
     
     
      engraved
      depth
      and
      I
      am
     
     
      having
      a
      hard
      time
      deciding
     
     
      which
      aspect
      I
      appreciate
     
     
      more.
      Another
      fabulous
      Krug
     
     
      tune
      is
      “All
      Fires”,
      which
      is
     
     
      the
      predicted
      hit
      of
      the
      album.
     
    

    
     
      Being
      familiar
      with
      only
     
     
      three
      of
      the
      bands
      that
      the
      trio
     
     
      comes
      from,
      my
      next
      step
      is
     
     
      to
      acquaint
      myself
      with
      the
     
     
      other
      two
      and
      I
      recommend
     
     
      you
      do
      the
      same.
      Before
     
     
      indulging
      in
      Swan
      Lake,
      learn
     
     
      their
      history
      and
      break
      in
      your
     
     
      ear.
      Then
      write
      letters
      to
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union
      and
      politely,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      yet
      firmly,
      inform
      them
      that
     
    
   
   
    
     
      good
      music
      does
      exist
      and
      that
     
     
      it
      should
      be
      reflected
      in
      the
     
     
      bands
      we
      are
      subjected
      to
      at
     
     
      the
      Wave.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      White
      Swan:
      Daniel
      Bejar,
      Spencer
      Krug,
      and
      Carey
      Mercer
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Kim
      Stockwood’s
      first
      Christmas
      CD
      a
      sure
      hit
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mélanie
      Bernard
     
     
      Managing
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Kim
      Stockwood
      has
      finally
     
     
      done
      it,
      she
      has
      released
      a
     
     
      Christmas
      CD!
     
    

    
     
      When
      I
      first
      listened
      to
     
     
      I
      Love
      Santa
      I
      wanted
      to
      go
     
     
      buy
      a
      fancy
      red
      dress
      and
      go
     
     
      to
      a
      classy
      Christmas
      party.
     
     
      The
      instruments
      in
      these
      songs
     
     
      made
      me
      want
      to
      dance.
      I
     
     
      don’t
      know
      how
      to
      dance
      to
     
     
      this
      kind
      of
      music,
      but
      if
      I
      had
     
     
      a
      fancy
      red
      dress,
      I’m
      sure
      I
     
     
      could
      learn
      really
      quickly.
     
    

    
     
      The
      festive
      mixture
      of
     
     
      the
      drums,
      guitars,
      trumpets,
     
     
      trombones,
      violins
      and
      other
     
     
      percussion
      instruments
     
     
      helped
      Stockwood
      master
      the
     
     
      tunes
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Stockwood
      wrote
      a
      few
     
     
      songs
      for
      this
      CD,
      including,
     
     
      Home
      This
      Christmas
      (How
     
     
      Water
      Street
      Lit
      Up
      The
      Sky)
     
     
      and
      I
      Love
      Santa.
      They
      were
     
     
      very
      playful.
      They
      have
      the
     
     
      perfect
      sound
      for
      the
     
     
      Christmas
      season
      and
      they
      will
     
     
      be
      played
      incessantly
      on
      my
     
     
      playlist.
      Home
      This
     
     
      Christmas
      has
      a
      wonderful
     
     
      piano
      solo
      that
      is
      sure
      to
      make
     
     
      this
      one
      a
      favourite
      for
     
     
      everyone.
      She
      masters
      the
     
     
      charming
      voice
      needed
      for
     
     
      Christmas
      classics
      and
      she
     
     
      really
      makes
      you
      believe
      how
     
     
      badly
      she
      wants
      to
      go
      home
     
     
      for
      Christmas.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      I
      heard
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      classics
      like
      O
      Christmas
      Tree,
     
     
      Rudolph
      the
      Red-Nosed
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Reindeer
      and
      Have
      Yourself
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      Merry
      Little
      Christmas,
      a
     
     
      flood
      of
      Christmas
      memories
     
     
      came
      pouring
      through
      my
     
     
      mind.
      The
      music
      lets
      you
     
     
      forget
      about
      all
      the
      stresses
      in
     
     
      life
      and
      takes
      you
      to
      a
      happy
     
     
      time
      of
      presents,
      family,
     
     
      booze
      and
      food
      enough
      to
     
     
      feed
      an
      army.
     
    

    
     
      It
      was
      also
      great
      to
      hear
     
     
      Stockwood’s
      fellow
      Shaye
     
     
      sisters,
      Tara
      MacLean
      and
     
     
      Damhnait
      Doyle,
      on
      track
      11,
     
     
      Silent
      Night.
     
    

    
     
      For
      those
      of
      you
      who
     
     
      are
      stressed
      out
      by
      exams
      and
     
     
      final
      projects,
      I
      recommend
     
     
      listening
      to
      this
      CD.
      You
     
     
      would
      never
      know
      it,
      but
     
     
      Christmas
      music
      can
      be
     
     
      relaxing...
      unless
      some
      of
      you
     
     
      have
      worked
      in
      a
      mall
      of
     
     
      grocery
      store
      where
      they
      start
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      http://www.kimstockwood.com/Blurb.aspx
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      pumping
      out
      the
      Christmas
     
     
      tunes
      in
      October.
     
    

    
     
      I
      think
      Christmas
      music
     
     
      is
      hard
      to
      master.
      I
      was
     
     
      apprehensive
      when
      I
      put
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CD
      in,
      but
      Stockwood
      really
     
     
      pulled
      it
      off.
      I
      can’t
      wait
      to
     
     
      hear
      these
      songs
      on
      the
      radio.