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Reviews for: Yes To Everything

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Here's a record with a great modern blues-rock sound. The singer has a vocal range which stretches from the tone and style of the Stranglers' Hugh Cornwall through the deadbeat drone of Iggy Pop to that sweet sickliness of Morrissey and the pseudo-country twang of Michael Stipe. It comes out of that mysterious musical melting pot that calls itself Canada. And interestingly it seems the album was government funded - which seems like a brilliant example of encouraging artistic endeavour. The songs cover the spectrum of emotions from wallowing Neil Young grunge-misery to uptempo Spencer Davis power-pop. It may sound from what I've said that the album is totally derivative but it is in fact thoroughly refreshing and uplifting. I'd say Yes To This if not Everything!

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Brent Raynor

Putting out great discs for 20 years only to have most people associate your best tune with Hootie & the Blowfish might be enough to drive most bands crazy. Not 54-40. Though international success has eluded them, 54-40 have released consistently solid albums that have seen them grow artistically each time out. Here, lead singer Neil Osborne expands on the unique spirituality and emotion he invested in the lyrics of 2003's Goodbye Flatland, sounding quite poetic in the process. Former Matt Good crony Dave Genn has taken on guitar duties and helped pen some of the new tunes. Team their talents with Warne Livesey's (The The, Midnight Oil) excellent production and you've got an album that deserves your attention.

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