The Nerves put out a four song EP in 1976 that was just introduced to me a few weeks ago, and though it clocks in at just under eight minutes, every song is so damn catchy that you can't help but sing along after the second or third listen. Wicked vocal harmonies and classic broken heart lyrics.
Cain and Abel (?-2008, Acton Ontario) were a bunch of hardcore kids who decided to worry less about hair flips and worry more about having a damn fun time on stage (so I guess not worry at all?). They released two EPs, Mosey On, and Keep On Keepin' On simultaneously, sharing songs on both albums, but taking an acoustic approach on Mosey, and a full band approach on Keepin'. Singer/Guitarist Peter van Helvoort's voice falls somewhere between John Fogerty and Robert Plant, conjuring memories of those hot summers in the seventies when I wasn't born yet. Their video Sing It, With Some Soul (directed by Mitch Fillion of Hamilton band Kilhuminzu):
Summer wouldn't be complete without a healthy does of fist-pumping pop-punk, and Burlington's St. Alvia Cartel make sure every tambourine, gang vocal, and organ chord is drenched in sunshine and sticky heat. Though their self-titled release is a year old now, it seems fresh off the press and onto my aural barbeque. These guys are label-mates with fantastic ska-punks The Planet Smashers, and the much shittier ska-punks, The Johnstones- but they manage to hold their own aggressive pop style steadfast.
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