The Assistants, a Toronto-based quintet led by singer/songwriters Kiley Meehan and Ciaran Megahey, have been steadily gaining a repuation for their brand of inspired, melodic jangle-rock. In 2007 their self-titled album was released to glowing reviews in Canada and abroad. 2008 marks the release of their new EP Fiction.Recorded at Sleepytown Sound (Born Ruffians, Most Serene Republic), Fiction is a strong step forward and a short burst of sparkling pop in the most classic sense. Guitars chime, pianos ring and trumpets flare, creating an evocative backdrop at once familiar and forward-thinking. "Fiction" starts things off in a rousing fashion, a contagious glam-rock stomp that always threatens to burst. Next, the Assistants make a plunge into the cinematic "Stop Dead", a tightly wound ode to lost romance echoing the brightest moments of the Smiths and the Go-Betweens. With "When the Rain Falls", the band takes a breather and lets the harmonies run free. EP closer "The Ghost in Your Skin" wraps things up with an electric kiss of washed-out synths and bristling guitars.
The New Fiction EP can be purchased here:
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You can also purchase our self titled album digitally through itunes, Rhapsody, eMusic, Amazon mp3 and Napster,
