Edmonton Block Heater
Get it all out
© 2005 EBH (821228810826)
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We are a melodic, rootsy power pop three-piece, with hooks and intelligent lyrics. Picture the Jayhawks and Crowded House writing Elvis Costello some new songs.
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Edmonton Block Heater is a Vancouver-based three piece power pop band. Why EBH? Why not? A few of the guys are from Edmonton originally, but it's more of a tip of the hat to Hard Core Logo than anything. Although, they're not a punk band... EBH is equal parts pop, rock, americana, funk and anything else you want to throw in. Still, it's remarkably cohesive, and distinctly EBH.
The new CD, "Get It All Out" was a true DIY effort, recorded around Vancouver anywhere they could set up and press "record," from their rehearsal space to various living rooms to the teaching studios at an unnamed music store.
You may hear influences like Blue Rodeo, Matthew Sweet, Rheostatics and Wilco, but the sound is truly their own. These are songs, written because there are lyrics worth hearing and a melody worth singing, not to try to produce paint-by-numbers copycat stuff that makes people want to turn off their radio.
EBH's live show is something worth checking out, too. The three guys are all good at what they do, but play to support the songs above all else. You get everything: funky grinders, full-on rock, blazing rockabilly and even the odd bossa nova. The guys realize that music is entertainment, so they don't spend their hour on stage posing and pretending to be full of angst. You get great songs, catchy as hell, delivered with energy and a sense of humour.
Edmonton Block Heater - quite possibly your new favourite band.
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author: Steven KoveyThis a really rocking album all the way through. Could've used maybe a couple more slow songs to break it up, but the songs that are there are all as good as anything by John Hiatt or Wilco. If you like rock, soul or country, you'll like this. Long live independent music!
Ridiculously catchy songs that really stay with you!
author: Ken BaleshkoRemember when "pop" wasn't a dirty word? This band seems to, and isn't shy about it. A curious blend of influences - sometimes these guys sound like a country band, other times like Foo Fighters - but it all works. There's some very clever wordplay in the lyrics; one line that caught my ears was from the song "Love is smarter than you" that says, "like a computer to grandmaster, you're the deepest blue ever been" which I can only assume is a refernce to Gary Kasparov playing chess against the IBM computer, "Deep Blue". Nicely obtuse. The harmonies are full and crisp, and the arrangements are creative. If you like Petty, Hiatt,Steve Earle, Wilco, Spoon, the Replacements or XTC, this is your kind of stuff.