Review : NADJA – “When I See The Sun Always Shines On TV”

Nadja – “When I See The Sun Always Shines On TV”
released April 28, 2009 on The End Records

The brainchild of Aiden Baker (guitar, drum, vocals) and his cohort, Leah Buckareff (bass, vocals) acknowledge their breadth of influences on the Canadian duo’s latest album, consisting entirely of covers. Apart from obvious choices like My Bloody Valentine and the Swans, they also take on a-ha (who inspired the album title) and “Long Dark Twenties” from the Kids In The Hall: Brain Candy soundtrack. They metamorphose each track into enveloping layers of drone, extending some songs in the process (Slayer’s “Dead Skin Mask” nearly doubles in length, and The Cure’s “Faith” triples). It’s difficult to write this kind of music without getting ponderous in places, but by and large, you’ll want to surrender to the din.

FCC OK
Try 1, 3, *4*, 6, 7

01. Only Shallow (My Bloody Valentine)
02. Pea (Codeine)
03. No Cure for the Lonely (Swans)
04. Dead Skin Mask (Slayer)
05. The Sun Always Shines on TV (a-ha)
06. Needle in the Hay (Elliott Smith)
07. Long Dark Twenties (Kids in the Hall)
08. Faith (The Cure)

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~Matt Longo