Tunesday 2: The I Spies
December 9th, 2008 at 1.06pm (Tunesday)
In case you missed it, here’s the introduction to the track of the week series.
Number two is by Toronto band The I Spies, who released an album in 2008 called In the Night. While it didn’t quite make it to my year’s top 10 list, it is still a really solid record with excellent production, musicianship and writing. In short, I like it a lot.
I’ve had the pleasure of seeing the I Spies twice — once opening for Small Sins, where the venue was a little too loud for me to properly take in the Spies’ set, and once opening for School of Language, where both bands blew me away (read the review). At that second show the I Spies played the title track from their record, and I honestly felt like if I reached up I’d be able to feel my hair being blown back from my forehead — that was how hard-hitting it was. Tight, solid, and awesome.
So here it is, slightly more subdued but not much: “In the Night,” my favourite track from their album and one of the better songs I heard in 2008. Hope you like it too!
Tunesday 2: In the Night
Tags: the i spies
barbara said,
December 10, 2008 at 6.24pm
Sounds pretty fine. I can imagine that those were good concerts! Very tight sound.
Ruhee said,
December 11, 2008 at 12.59am
Hey I didn’t know if people were actually paying attention to these posts! Thanks. Haha. Anyway, yeah — they are shockingly tight. I’m glad you enjoyed.
mason said,
December 13, 2008 at 2.59am
I play trumpet on Track 11 (Save Yourself)… Those I Spies are a great bunch of dudes…