Caiiro Foster - Piss Suit EP

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This isn't the first time I have fawned over Caiiro Foster on this blog. I am absolutely in love with this band. This new EP just continues in the fine tradition of spacey, fuzz-laden Post-Punk that these guys have been dealing in for awhile now. I hear a bit more Jesus Lizard in these songs. I also hear some My Bloody Valentine influence. Not a ton, just enough to keep the guitars nice and distorto. There are twinges of rage here, but, I envision the men in this band smiling like bastards when they play live. The vocals in the song Online Shopping have been killing me repeatedly over the last few days. Maybe a better song has never been written. Oh Toronto!!! When will you stop blowing my mind???

Caiiro Foster - Self Titled EP

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Continuing with my Toronto fascination, I present to you, my fair readers, this slab of fuzzy, grungy Post-Punk from the brilliant men of Caiiro Foster. These songs are all over the map, style-wise, pulling from all sorts of influences. I hear everything from Sonic Youth to Nirvana to the Virgin Prunes to City of Caterpillar. The spoken/shouted/screamed vocals sound like the rantings of a lunatic on the verge of complete mental collapse. I certainly wouldn't call this Hardcore, though, it is about as Punk as it gets. I am absolutely in LOVE with the song 'Wahmbulance'. It is the fastest song out of the three, and in being so, the most closely related to what one might envision a Hardcore Punk song to sound like. There is something about the pacing and thrust of that tune that just gives my goosebumps goosebumps. I think it might be the ramshackle nature of the chorus. Totally off-key and tons of not-giving-a-fuck. I could listen to that song about a million times without getting sick of it. All told, I think this EP would appeal to fans of stuff like The Replacements, Drive Like Jehu, The Fall, Killing Joke, Sisters Of Mercy, Haram, Across Tundras and Television. Well done!!