The Unicorns:
Cross-fuse a mystical fairy-tale creature, three French boys from Montreal, Quebec who decided to create an indie-rock band in Campbell River, British Columbia who then released a record and subsequently received raving reviews from online media sites and magazines only to tour under stage names for thirteen months straight crossing continents such as Europe, the United Kingdom, North America and Australia to finally ending with, "I quit, I can't do this anymore” and, inevitably you will end up with an ironic, sardonic, strangely iconic, firecracker band with a fuse that fizzled out before any real explosives happened.
The Unicorns! a band that broke up tragically too soon. And their sound? I won’t lie, their sounds good if that’s what you’re in all of this for. It’s not exactly bubblegum rock-pop but it’s in there, and it’s not exactly Japanese techno but there are whisperings of it humming around. Thin root voices and warm ghost harmonies, catchy tunes and reminiscent riffs with lyrics that probably mean something to somebody somewhere.
As is the creature, so is the band, now merely a legend. Luckily, you can still listen to them here:
http://www.myspace.com/theunicornsband
http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/THE-UNICORNS
Jellybones
The Unicorns | MySpace Music Videos
Review written by Eli Zibin
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