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Ten Kens
Toronto's Ten Kens sound like they travel a road few other artists are on. "Alternate Biker" sounds like a cross between Angelo Badalamenti's David Lynch soundtracks and a sexy garage rock combo straight outta hell. On "Refined" the duo of Dean Tzenos and Dan Workman sound anything but--the vocals growl and howl, the drums are loud and dirty, and the finger-plucked guitar line would scare a roomful of teenage girls more than any horror flick slasher. All this before the song culminates in a surf-rock crescendo that has more than a few touches of Pixies sprinkled on top. "Long after I'm gone, you'll hear me, sense me, I'm the backdrop for all you do," go the opening lyrics to "Alternate Biker"; fitting, since you'll be hearing the sound of Ten Kens haunting your dreams long after the music is turned off, the lights turned out, and the covers pulled way up. Being in bed with the Boogie Man was never this much fun. Boo!
11.01.06
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