The Cannanes: classic or dud?

I must slime my way onto the promo list. ;-)

The recent Explosion Robinson/Cannanes collab is one of the best things they've done

Am now listening to it and yes, quite something -- makes perfect sense it came out on Slabco. Obv. nothing against David Nichols but it's grand to hear the band's familiar approach over much different beats.

Hadn't realized they were back in the States. Recording in New York with Explosion Robinson, it says.

They're going to be at NYC popfest next month. I wasn't really aware of them before, but this thread has me pumped to check them out.

saw them a couple of weeks ago, great show, i understand that they're experiencing some frustration at not having had a record out in a long time but i gather that's soon to change..

Make them come here.

Is David Nichols, who wrote that book on the Go-Betweens, still in the group? I corresponded with him back in the stone age (1982) and he contributed to me and my pals Dc based fanzine Thrillseeker at that time. Met him when they played dc Space way back.

DUDES WE PLAYED WITH THEM LAST WEEK AND I GOT TO PLAY TAMBOURINE FOR THEM! they were rhythm-section-free, but so nice and played a rad show.

No drumming! So wait, was David with them?

nah just frances stephen and penny

I haven't listened to them in a million billion years, but for some reason I had ripped Love Affair and Witchetty to mp3 at some point, so just popped them on inspired by this thread revival. Was expecting to hate it like so much other twee pop that I used to love, but am being surprised. My wife thought it was Hefner, which doesn't actually seem that far off (sometimes).

Going through another phase...

i have those. surprising how many gems they have hidden away on their later albums that i've missed before. a new album is excessively overdue.. particularly when they were starting to make up considerable ground locally when the last one came out however many moons ago

Ned, I think that Cannanes show we saw with David on drums at the Huntington Beach Library was one of the last tours with Nichols (maybe the last?). 1996/1997 or so?

Anyway, Explosion Robinson is awesome, and I'm glad a small Slabco rediscovery is happening.

One of the albums (well, EPs?) was from an American tour in 1999, I think? Was that when the show was? Definitely late nineties with Timonium opening, great combination.

as far as I can tell they are very overrated

:-(

fuck off and die pinefox you turkey

end of an era

their entire oeuvre is under-rated/overlooked/etc...and CLASSIC.
and doesn't anyone else love this one? fantastic! long live Ajax!
http://img26.picoodle.com/img/img26/3/1/28/f_mziwqqjrfdfm_1268024.jpg

I should imbibe more of this; "Take Me Down to the Hotel Joanna" is always good shambling catharsis

and doesn't anyone else love this one?

Whatever do you mean?

FUCK YEAH MOTHERFUCKERS

http://www.last.fm/event/1463886+The+Cannanes

nothing for nigh on 10 years, but their website says three (3) albums of new material are due to drop. yay!

Oh shit! Check it out I found a split 33 7" with Sleepy Township thats pretty awesome.

with 'tennyson' on it? yeah that's a good one

Yes. Good stuff! I like Sleepy Township too.

if you need any ST hookups, i have the compleat collection

new album is out at the end of this week btw

the new tracks are really good based on the two recent live shows i've seen

Nice!

Listening to the s/t album and "Arty Barbecue", which is my favorite period. Such fun, winsome jangle pop. Really wish Captured Tracks or someone like them put together a comp of all their mid-90s singles and compilation contributions.

Yeah I only love Cannanes more as the years go by.

I'd extend that period from A Love Affair With Nature to the s/t I think

I put together a compilation of all their singles and non-lp tracks from 1992-2000 (excepting the ones already on "Arty Barbecue"), email me at geraldmcbb (@t) h0tma!l d0t c0m for a link.

Still missing these tracks from compilations:
You'll Be Back
Ice Blue Drink
Spoiled
What If Everything Was Nice
Thunder Bay Area Gravel Inspector (live)
Popstars

Done and done!

I've been dying to hear their cover of Don't Fear The Reaper on a split 7" from 2008 but it doesn't appear to be digitized anywhere accessible to at least sample.

Email me at the above address and I'll hook you up.

Oh thanks! Will do this evening