Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone?
Alien8
2003
Rating: 7 bloody knives out of 10
Playing the brand of quirky pop music that the Unicorns play can be tricky business – one small misstep and you go from playing inventive, original pop compositions to trite and silly pap. Luckily, this Canadian crew manages to keep it on the straight and narrow by being extremely odd and catchy. They even have a theme song for chrissakes – “I Was Born (a Unicorn)”. They manage to encompass a number of different styles throughout their album, but no matter how many keyboards and tin whistles and skronky bits they pile on top, there are always great pop songs lying underneath. If that Elephant 6 crew were still around, the Unicorns would fit right in – fans of Neutral Milk Hotel and Of Montreal would be remiss in not checking this band out.
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