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• Artist: The Unicorns
• Album: Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone
• Label: Alien8
• Year of Release: 2003
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• Reviewed by: dscanland on 2003-11-27

The Unicorns are being hailed as the next big thing from Canada. I know it's just band and label hype but if you are into experimental pop music, you might do yourself justice by checking out Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone. The Unicorns' story starts back in 1998 when Nicolas Diamonds and Alden Ginger met in a Campbell River, BC high school. The two have been playing some sort of music with each other ever since. They have more recently moved to Montreal and secured a deal with the artsy Alien8 Recordings. They successfully self-released an album on their own called Unicorns are People Too. Now Nick and Alden are ready to release their Alien8 debut and it's bound to be a college success. Their music is quirky and geeky in the style of Ween but they seem to have much more charisma. Tracks like "Sea Ghost" just seem cute enough to attract more than the typical indie rock fan. "Jellybones" starts off with a very interesting keyboard sound, just before the rest of the instruments and vocals kick in. The guys aren't afraid to try different things either. There are some whacked out samples mixed with some brilliant instrumentation. And to top it off, they can both sing fairly well too, even if it comes off sounding cute. This album is bound to garner more attention that just that of Canadian college radios. It's a geeky and brilliant album. Be patient with the Unicorns, they will grow on you and you too will be raving about them.

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