I was cleaning out my suggestion file from 2006 this morning, bringing the number down to a manageable 227 bands left to check out, when I came across qr5. The Canadian pop-reggae outfit suggested themselves in the sunny month of May, and I finally gave them a listen. (Sorry it took so long! Do you have snow yet? We got a little bit yesterday.) Since then, “Revisited Gone” has been the groove of the moment. Here’s what they had to say about themselves: “Introspective music you can dance to, qr5 is a singular combination of reggae groove, pop contagion, and folk sensibility. With their new album Pharmakon the Toronto 4 piece mixes a positive feel and engaging arrangements with tight rhythms and deep thoughts.” Right on. You know reggae sounds better in January anyway.
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Good song, it sounds like a Canadian reggae version of Bishop Allen. And 227 artists, to check out? That's 40 more than I have total… need to diversify.
Nice tune. Kinda (not sure why) reminds me of Helio Sequence on subpop.
Hey, this is my friend's band! BEN – IF YOU READ THIS – congrats on being mentioned on a cool blog like 3hive! 😉