THE SOUPCANS play Double Double Land on Saturday (November 17). See listing. Rating: NNN
Many reviews of METZ’s recent breakout debut have noted that the loud, noisy band is an anomaly in Toronto’s polite, well-mannered music scene. But the scene isn’t really all that polite and well-mannered. As proof, we present the debut LP by local noise-punks the Soupcans – an album for those who heard METZ’s jittery buzz-saw assault and said “not harsh enough.”
Recorded with legendary Toronto punk Don Pyle in the back of a bike shop, Good Feelings is an 11-song, 22-minute pummel of distorted scuzz, snotty punk hooks and brutal dissonance – definitely not for everyone.
A few years ago I described their live show as “loud and unremarkable,” a quote they include on their Facebook page. That they wear that out-of-context snippet as a badge of honour says a lot about their limited ambition (and their sardonic sense of humour). Their aim is to make loud, stupid, primal punk rock, and they achieve it.
Top track: Shocked!
