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213:'s Shoko Wagner found that the album "may well appeal to indie music fans with a taste for the lighthearted, and, of course, hip bookworms who can appreciate the group’s eclectic assortment of literary shout-outs," noting literary references in titles like "Kundera On The Dance Floor" and "Things We Stole From Vonnegut's Grave," nods to 29: 202:
sounds like a "multi-decade mash-up of pop styles feels warm, inviting and unrehearsed" and characterized the band's self-described "pop as fuck" sound as "an affable collection of songs that could more accurately be termed
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containing varied influence from pop/punk, indie rock, new age and jazz. Lyrically, the album contains many references to twentieth century authors, situations, and quotations.
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was nominated for Independent Album of the Year for 2009's
541: 187: 172:is described as musically similar to styles of 146:Hunting Ghosts (& Other Collected Shorts) 121:Hunting Ghosts (& Other Collected Shorts) 22:Hunting Ghosts (& Other Collected Shorts) 27: 362:Paul Gutheil (saxophone, trumpet, vocals) 390: 388: 353:, synths, organ, various others, vocals) 288:"Things We Stole From Vonnegut's Grave" 542: 385: 365:Amanda Scandrett (vocals, keyboards) 444:"Nominees Announced for 2009 WCMAs" 13: 346:Carl Johnson (lead vocals, guitar) 14: 566: 424:NOW Toronto Magazine - Think Free 359:Eoin Hickey-Cameron (bass guitar) 224:The Unbearable Lightness of Being 241: 100:Orion Paradis and Library Voices 299:"Love In The Age Of Absurdity" 266:"Step Off The Map & Float" 513: 489: 465: 436: 412: 1: 379: 356:Brennan Ross (guitar, vocals) 277:"Kundera On The Dance Floor" 246:All songs by Library Voices. 188:Critical reception and themes 16:2008 EP by Library Voices 340: 7: 310:"The Lonely Projectionist" 182:Western Canada Music Awards 10: 571: 149:is the debut release from 328: 112: 104: 94: 84: 68: 56: 48: 35: 26: 21: 349:Michael Dawson (guitar, 166:as many as ten musicians 368:Michael Thievin (drums) 160:. The six-song studio 192:Pras Rajagoparan of 151:Regina, Saskatchewan 230:Slaughterhouse-Five 550:Library Voices EPs 400:raisethehammer.org 174:eighties synth pop 338: 337: 321:"Hunting Ghosts" 142: 141: 138: 137: 562: 535: 534: 532: 531: 517: 511: 510: 508: 507: 493: 487: 486: 484: 483: 469: 463: 462: 460: 459: 450:. Archived from 440: 434: 433: 431: 430: 420:"Library Voices" 416: 410: 409: 407: 406: 392: 249: 248: 114: 113: 80: 79: 75: 31: 19: 18: 570: 569: 565: 564: 563: 561: 560: 559: 540: 539: 538: 529: 527: 519: 518: 514: 505: 503: 497:"Band of Books" 495: 494: 490: 481: 479: 471: 470: 466: 457: 455: 442: 441: 437: 428: 426: 418: 417: 413: 404: 402: 394: 393: 386: 382: 343: 244: 190: 133: 124: 77: 73: 72: 52:August 15, 2008 44: 17: 12: 11: 5: 568: 558: 557: 552: 537: 536: 525:Library Voices 512: 501:The New Yorker 488: 464: 435: 411: 383: 381: 378: 377: 376: 371:Karla Miller ( 369: 366: 363: 360: 357: 354: 347: 342: 339: 336: 335: 332: 326: 325: 322: 319: 315: 314: 311: 308: 304: 303: 300: 297: 293: 292: 289: 286: 282: 281: 278: 275: 271: 270: 267: 264: 260: 259: 256: 253: 243: 240: 210:The New Yorker 200:Hunting Ghosts 189: 186: 178:Hunting Ghosts 170:Hunting Ghosts 158:Library Voices 140: 139: 136: 135: 130:Denim on Denim 126: 117: 110: 109: 106:Library Voices 102: 101: 98: 92: 91: 88: 82: 81: 70: 66: 65: 60: 54: 53: 50: 46: 45: 42:Library Voices 40: 33: 32: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 567: 556: 553: 551: 548: 547: 545: 526: 522: 516: 502: 498: 492: 478: 474: 468: 454:on 2016-05-14 453: 449: 445: 439: 425: 421: 415: 401: 397: 391: 389: 384: 374: 370: 367: 364: 361: 358: 355: 352: 348: 345: 344: 333: 331: 330:Total length: 327: 323: 320: 317: 316: 312: 309: 306: 305: 301: 298: 295: 294: 290: 287: 284: 283: 279: 276: 273: 272: 268: 265: 262: 261: 257: 254: 251: 250: 247: 242:Track listing 239: 237: 233: 231: 226: 225: 220: 219:Kurt Vonnegut 216: 215:Milan Kundera 212: 211: 206: 201: 197: 196: 185: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 162:extended play 159: 155: 152: 148: 147: 132: 131: 127: 123: 122: 118: 116: 115: 111: 107: 103: 99: 97: 93: 89: 87: 83: 71: 67: 64: 61: 59: 55: 51: 47: 43: 38: 34: 30: 25: 20: 528:. Retrieved 524: 515: 504:. Retrieved 500: 491: 480:. Retrieved 476: 467: 456:. Retrieved 452:the original 447: 438: 427:. Retrieved 423: 414: 403:. Retrieved 399: 329: 245: 228: 222: 208: 199: 193: 191: 177: 169: 145: 144: 143: 128: 120: 119: 236:Franz Kafka 234:as well as 207:as fuck.'" 156:collective 544:Categories 530:2016-01-10 506:2016-01-11 482:2016-01-10 477:exclaim.ca 458:2016-01-10 429:2016-01-10 405:2016-01-10 380:References 108:chronology 90:Young Soul 448:ChrisD.ca 375:, vocals) 373:microkorg 341:Personnel 154:indie pop 63:Indie pop 555:2008 EPs 351:theremin 195:Exclaim! 96:Producer 49:Released 39: by 258:Length 134:(2010) 125:(2008) 334:20:54 255:Title 69:Length 324:3:16 313:4:29 302:4:00 291:3:39 280:2:20 269:4:10 198:said 86:Label 58:Genre 252:No. 227:and 217:and 205:twee 318:6. 307:5. 296:4. 285:3. 274:2. 263:1. 546:: 523:. 499:. 475:. 446:. 422:. 398:. 387:^ 238:. 184:. 168:, 78:54 74:20 37:EP 533:. 509:. 485:. 461:. 432:. 408:. 232:, 203:' 76::

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EP
Library Voices
Genre
Indie pop
Label
Producer
Library Voices
Denim on Denim
Regina, Saskatchewan
indie pop
Library Voices
extended play
as many as ten musicians
eighties synth pop
Western Canada Music Awards
Exclaim!
twee
The New Yorker
Milan Kundera
Kurt Vonnegut
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Slaughterhouse-Five
Franz Kafka
theremin
microkorg


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