The Secretly Canadian Newsletter

At times disturbing and uncomfortable, Marmoset present their tales of street walking, dope seeking and titty clubs in precise and pop-formatted doses. On their debut EP HIDDENFORBIDDEN critics painted Marmoset, despite the under-two-minute-mark in which their songs traveled, as a brooding and slightly twisted group borrowing from early Sonic Youth. Still, Marmoset’s delightful pop sensibility is undercut by a dark underbelly that keeps the songs hanging in a complex zone of romance and reality, sharing more a vibe stylistically similar to Felt, Syd Barrett and early Roxy Music, while mixing the over-the top pomp production of SOME GIRLS-era Rolling Stones with feet planted firmly in the ALIEN LANES living room. Undoubtedly, with TODAY IT’S YOU, Marmoset finds itself on the cusp of a very dirty sleeve.

Tracks

MAIN TITLES

A PRAYER FOR ELAINE

(HEAVY BREATHING) ON THE TELEPHONE

PRETTY GIRL (PITY)

SHATTER THE LOVELY

LAUGH GIRAFFE

GIVER COLANDER

THE LOVERS

BLOOMS

DARLING, THE STREETS ARE FOR KEEPS

EQUATOR STUDIO TEXT

SPEAKERS

(PUT) THE BABY (IN THE BASSINETTE)

FOREVER WE IGNITE

PEACE IN THE VALLEY

TODAY IT'S YOU

RAINCOATS IN SEA

TITTY CLUB

LEIBER MARMOSET

TERRIN MINE