HBR007/HBA007 The AirfieldsLaneways CDEP/10"
1. Nowhere Left To Go
2. Lonely Halls (mp3)
3. Imaginary Stars
4. Tracks In The Snow
5. Red Fox (video)
6. The Turning Of The Leaves
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Similar artists: The Clientele, Razorcuts, Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, Innocence Mission, Palaxy Tracks
"This little delight showed up at our door a couple months ago, and we've been loving it ever since! This EP is the second release from this Toronto group (after a self-released EP), and it sounds like a combination of the Radio Dept. and Brittle Stars, but on Flying Nun. They have some shoegazer tendencies in the music, but it's more open and airy than that, sometimes reminding me of the darker Chills or Clean songs. The driving beat in songs like "Nowhere Left To Go" and "The Turning Of The Leaves" also reminds me a bit of For Against. Reverb-drenched male vocals and slightly-distorted guitar melodies lead the way, while organ and jangling 12-string guitars provide the backdrop. The result is a gorgeous 22 minutes of shimmering pop! MTQ=6/6" -IndiePages
"A 6 track ep with not one moment of filler. The Airfields deliver something that's becoming harder to find: highly distinctive guitar led music with real power. Yes, there's a fair wall of guitars at times, but it's not a case of "oh that sounds like such-and-such a shoegaze-y band". If you're looking for an idea of what it does sound like, the poppier end of The Cure is perhaps the closest I can think of, but this record stands on its own merits - and they are plentiful. Highly recommended" -Boa Melody Bar
"Humblebee has done it again. Their first few releases (The Diskettes, State of Samuel) were lo-fi pop perfection; the Airfields fit in with their latest batch (Apple Orchard, Postal Blue) as C-86-inspired pop perfection. With nods to Black Tambourine (and by association the Jesus and Mary Chain), appropriately named bandleader David Lush and the rest of this Toronto band have crafted a tightly focused EP of tense dream pop. Like my favorite Black Tambourine songs, my favorite songs on Laneways ("Nowhere Left To Go" and "Tracks in Snow") are so good it hurts, and the rest aren't far behind." -Erasing Clouds
"These 6 songs instantly make me think about the highly influential "The Wake", cleverly combining Factory's up-beat bass lines (Nowhere Left to Go, Imaginary Stars) with jangling bits (Lonely Hall) and those effete noisy walls (Tracks in the Snow, The Turning of the Leaves) reminiscent of The Jesus & Mary Chain. Fabulous work." -Pop n' Cherries
"This CD is fuzzed out and awesome, although the press sheet played up the shoegaze a little too much. While the aesthetic is present, there’s nothing mopey or depressing about Laneways. The music makes me smile and want to dance. Stand in the back and look awkward if you want, but you’ll be missing out on a lot of fun." -lostatsea.net
"a sonic vapor trail built from the shimmering blankness of winter, and the way it grinds you down." -popmatters.com
"Belle & Sebastian on a coffee jag after listening to too much post-punk" -See Magazine
"All jangling, chiming guitars and trembling vocals, this reminds me somewhat of the thrilling brittle Pop charm of early McCarthy, notably on their ‘You’re Alive’, to which it seems to me The Airfields’ lovely ‘Lonely Halls’ cheekily nods." -Alistair Fitchett
"I can't help but feel as though I've been drugged with charm. This EP is thoroughly delightful!" -The Black And White Mag
"...the five-piece sound blend the right amount of lo-fi jangle, whirring keyboards and delicate vocal harmonies and wrap it all up reverbs that make it sound like the ghost of some of the sweetest, most forlorn pop music you ever did hear." -Chrome Waves
"This band is a fabric built for producing goose skin." -yougotconfusion
"Roommates, associates and at least one member of the Diableros, the Airfields show as much potential as their local breakout star pals on this short but packed EP. Singer David Lush delivers staticky vocals in a strained but sweet tenor over sheets of delayed guitars, dreamy organs and the occasional gleaming accent of glockenspielesque chimes. The Laneways EP falls somewhere between blissed-out Jesus and Mary Chain-style fuzz and jittery post-punk, and while there's enough of an aesthetic thread to make all the songs feel as though they're parts of a cohesive set, it's a testament to the Airfields' songwriting that every track is distinctive and memorable. A particular standout is the elegy Red Fox, which matches appropriately wistful melodies to unsentimental recollections of a departed friend." -Now Magazine
