Toronto's favourite gay church-folk collective is in usual form on
Origin:Orphan, their first on Arts&Crafts (in Canada) and their
fifth studio record overall. Shying away from their indie-pop mechanics
to revel in world-music experimentation, Joel Gibb's tenorous
harmonization soars above the fray on "Ratify The New" and "Walk On,"
featuring a guitar part that sounds ripped off from U2. While their sex
talk has faded (there are no golden showers here), the standout track
remains the slow burning "Do I Belong?," in which the band channel Max
Webster synth sleaze while experiencing an existential crisis. Though
the breezy "In The NA" remains the "Doot Doot Plot" of Origin:Orphan,
music is no longer Gibb's sole boyfriend -- he's doing lyricism on the
side. Eye Weekly
The Hidden Cameras - Origin:Orphan
Toronto's favourite gay church-folk collective is in usual form on
Origin:Orphan, their first on Arts&Crafts (in Canada) and their
fifth studio record overall. Shying away from their indie-pop mechanics
to revel in world-music experimentation, Joel Gibb's tenorous
harmonization soars above the fray on "Ratify The New" and "Walk On,"
featuring a guitar part that sounds ripped off from U2. While their sex
talk has faded (there are no golden showers here), the standout track
remains the slow burning "Do I Belong?," in which the band channel Max
Webster synth sleaze while experiencing an existential crisis. Though
the breezy "In The NA" remains the "Doot Doot Plot" of Origin:Orphan,
music is no longer Gibb's sole boyfriend -- he's doing lyricism on the
side. Eye Weekly
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