THE PERMS: Better Days

The Perms

Better Days

© 2005 The Perms (777215109001)

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Excellent indie Canadian power pop compareable to artists such as late 70`s/early 80`s Elvis Costello, Sloan playing with Chicago(lots of horns in here), The Oohs, some "Pinkerton"-era Weezer and OK GO.

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“Better Days” is the new CD from Winnipeg-based indie-rock act The Perms. Released on November 2005, the 11-track recording contains a mix of high-energy rock anthems and melodic power pop gems.

“It’s solid pop and extremely infectious from the hard-driving back-beat of Bring You Down to the chunky Let’s Not Fight, or anywhere else the laser hits the disc.” (The Daily Press)

“Better Days is yet another brilliant offering from Winnipeg’s bursting pop-rock scene.” (Soulshine.com)

Produced by Lloyd Peterson (The Weakerthans, Greg McPherson) and Neil Cameron (The Watchmen, Christine Fellows), the final product is what Cameron calls a blend of “modern rock and a taste of Motown groove.”

“Their songs are loaded with hooks and powerful arrangements.”

The group writes about real life experiences that are both serious and more light-hearted. Most of the album was road tested in bars from Montreal to Victoria before being recorded. The result is an album full of well-crafted songs with head-turning changes and super melodic choruses.

The band’s sophomore album Clark Drive was an instant hit with college radio. The disc’s opening track “Song For D” received extensive airplay in the UK and was a local favorite in Manchester.

The Perms debut album Tight Perm was paid for from money bassist Shane Smith received from breaking his leg in a freak accident at his high school. The album’s first single “Love at First Sight” became the band’s first video and propelled the band from their basement to clubs and festivals across Canada.

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  • author: Les

    At the heart of things; The Perms are a timeless pop band, employing catchy melodies and tight songwriting above all else, and its something proven out by the classic pop sounds of BETTER DAYS - an upbeat and joyful treat for the senses

  • author: Jaclyn

    There’s a reason the Winnipeg quartet named their third disc Better Days, and I have a sneaking suspicion it’s because that’s exactly where the band is headed. There are fun times to be had with the Perms’ newest record. Extremely catchy and energetic, the 11-track album does not allow you to just sit back and listen nonchalantly. Case in point: it took just two listens for all the words of “Lies” to worm their way into my mind, and I now have the overwhelming urge to get up and dance around the room every time it hits the speakers. It sounds like movie band the Wonders from That Thing You Do should be singing “Lies”, but just two songs later on “While I’m Away” the Perms head onto the edges of punk territory. A rollicking ride from start to finish, Better Days is yet another brilliant offering from Winnipeg’s bursting pop-rock scene.

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    author: guis

    its awsome and i have been saving to buy it for a while now

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