A week after the packed house for Dancehall Free For All the Jimmy Jazz was back to business as usual, however with the music being put out by the Ketch Harbour Wolves they deserve a full venue. Those of us in attendance marveled in a solid set focusing on new tunes from Anachronisms, the disc that brought me out to this show (over an interesting bill running at the eBar). Officially hailing from Toronto, despite their name's origin being in Nova Scotia they admitted that members came in from Cambridge today. The male five-piece unnecessarily crammed themselves into a corner of the Jazz but played an equally tight set nonetheless.
Holding it down with a pair of guitars, bass, keys and drums, they tossed in some xylophone early in the set. Impressive on many tracks was the three-part vocal harmonies as the lead singer who was more than capable on his own was backed up to great effect. There was a resounding nod to The National, primarily due to the drumming on Damascus, while the final song Black Skies Around You had a Hey Rosetta! feel to it, what with the piano intro building to a climax before coming back in. Between were personal faves (after only having the record for 2 days)Breakdown and Photograph featuring some neatly amped guitar work. Altogether it was a well-played live rendition of quite excellent songs. Given some exposure the crowds will be out in droves to feed back the appreciation that these guys deserve.
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