Before I bought this album, I was hearing about it all over town. In record stores, at shows, at school, at work -- everyone was talking about it. With good reason. It's a record I need to listen to a few more times before I have a perfect idea of how great it is. But it's pretty great.
Fitting what sounds like the familial/collective mentality of groups like Broken Social Scene, the Projectors are a tribe of instrumentalists and vocalists, apparent best by the differences between tracks. The first, "Cannibal Resource," uses what I'll call "retro vocalizing" from tribe elder Dave Longstreth, with its verses holding just guitar and drum rhythms. They keep things interesting with backup oos and ahhs from the girls in the band.
Skip forward to track five to find an acoustic, female-sung ballad "Two Doves." The melodies in all songs leap this way and that. This is ultimately Bitte Orca's greatest virtue -- its variety. And I'm banking on it to develop into a deeply rooted favourite after another few listens.
Here's a favourite track: "No Intention." Loaded with hand claps and noodling guitar, it will start your toe-a-tappin', so go on and listen.
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