Basic Behaviour

pitchfork

This Toronto band’s best songs have just the right amount of rage to get them out of the shadows of PJ Harvey and Sonic Youth.

exclaim

Repetition in lyrics throughout Basic Behaviour amplifies the anxiety and restlessness that seem to fuel the record entirely. It begins to feel like an interrogation, the need to know, the frustration and a thirst for clarity. The melodies reflect these pangs, too, as the guitars twitch or tremble, trying to make sense of it all.