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Not as cheeky as the band name would have you believe, the Buttless Chaps' fourth release on Mint Records, Cartography, is a somber and straightforward affair. As the first release since their self-titled album to be written completely in the city, Dave Gowans' surly-faced, National-esque vocals find him isolated in metropolis hustle, longing for nature and questioning technology. Nothing new there. All of the Canadian quintet's prior releases tinkered with the theme of man vs. machine (a common concept around the turn of the millennium, popularized by OK Computer and, to a lesser degree, Sophtware Slump). While Cartography fits the bill of their other records lyrically, it also finds the band at their most organic musically. By dialing back the synthetics and vetoing the drum machines altogether, they sound like an alt-country band that has been paired up with a hot producer of the '90s to provide a sonic magnitude. For a maverick group that was hailed as the future of alt-country a few years prior, sadly, they could easily be mistaken here as a band derivative of James or Crash Test Dummies. This is to say, much less relevant. With their newfound alt-rock feel, keyboards are used primarily as padding, buried behind guitars (tenor, acoustic, and electric), banjos, accordions, and live drums and percussion. Jesse Gander's production is full and lush, but with less daring songwriting and instrumentation, this feels as though the band has devolved a bit.
© Jason Lymangrover /TiVo
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The Buttless Chaps, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, MusicPublisher
2008 Mint Records Inc. 2008 Mint Records Inc.
The Buttless Chaps, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, MusicPublisher
2008 Mint Records Inc. 2008 Mint Records Inc.
The Buttless Chaps, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, MusicPublisher
2008 Mint Records Inc. 2008 Mint Records Inc.
The Buttless Chaps, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, MusicPublisher
2008 Mint Records Inc. 2008 Mint Records Inc.
The Buttless Chaps, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, MusicPublisher
2008 Mint Records Inc. 2008 Mint Records Inc.
The Buttless Chaps, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, MusicPublisher
2008 Mint Records Inc. 2008 Mint Records Inc.
The Buttless Chaps, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, MusicPublisher
2008 Mint Records Inc. 2008 Mint Records Inc.
The Buttless Chaps, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, MusicPublisher
2008 Mint Records Inc. 2008 Mint Records Inc.
The Buttless Chaps, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, MusicPublisher
2008 Mint Records Inc. 2008 Mint Records Inc.
The Buttless Chaps, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist, MusicPublisher
2008 Mint Records Inc. 2008 Mint Records Inc.
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Not as cheeky as the band name would have you believe, the Buttless Chaps' fourth release on Mint Records, Cartography, is a somber and straightforward affair. As the first release since their self-titled album to be written completely in the city, Dave Gowans' surly-faced, National-esque vocals find him isolated in metropolis hustle, longing for nature and questioning technology. Nothing new there. All of the Canadian quintet's prior releases tinkered with the theme of man vs. machine (a common concept around the turn of the millennium, popularized by OK Computer and, to a lesser degree, Sophtware Slump). While Cartography fits the bill of their other records lyrically, it also finds the band at their most organic musically. By dialing back the synthetics and vetoing the drum machines altogether, they sound like an alt-country band that has been paired up with a hot producer of the '90s to provide a sonic magnitude. For a maverick group that was hailed as the future of alt-country a few years prior, sadly, they could easily be mistaken here as a band derivative of James or Crash Test Dummies. This is to say, much less relevant. With their newfound alt-rock feel, keyboards are used primarily as padding, buried behind guitars (tenor, acoustic, and electric), banjos, accordions, and live drums and percussion. Jesse Gander's production is full and lush, but with less daring songwriting and instrumentation, this feels as though the band has devolved a bit.
© Jason Lymangrover /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:52
- Main artists: The Buttless Chaps
- Composer: The Buttless Chaps
- Label: Mint Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative en Indie
2008 Mint Records Inc. 2008 Mint Records Inc.
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