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The 3 Albums That Anchor The Tastes Of Super Vancouverites

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Definitive Records asks interesting Vancouverites to pick the three albums that anchor their musical tastes. Today we hear from Louise Burns, Jeff Mitchelmore, and Murray Mckenzie of local band Gold + Youth, which is slated for the Pecha Kucha stage on January 30th. Their debut album, Beyond Wilderness, was released last May on Arts & Crafts Records. Have a listen here.

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LOUISE BURNS | Kate Bush – Hounds Of LoveLISTEN | “I first discovered Kate Bush during Christmas holidays in England just over a decade ago. Her voice completely threw me: I couldn’t identify or compare it. I asked my uncle who she was and quickly got to work on Napster (haha). I soon discovered Running Up That Hill, the song that I consider the gateway Kate drug, and that was it. I was a fan. Hounds of Love is almost like a concept pop album, with imaginative and cinematic tracks that weave throughout her mightiest hits, including the aforementioned and the album’s title track. Sensual but tough as nails and really, really out there. Fun fact: it was recorded at Kate’s family’s country home and features Youth from The Killing Joke on bass. Madness and magic.”

JEFF MITCHELMORE | New Order – Power, Corruption & Lies | LISTEN | “This album is a personal and collective favourite of the band. From start to finish, the mood, simplicity and the space that it creates never tires. A couple of standout tracks include the first on the record and probably the most well-known song, Age of Consent, and the simple yet brilliant Your Silent Face. This record was also a big influence for us when we began writing Beyond Wilderness. I think we wanted to capture some of its moodiness and it taught us that every part must serve a purpose.”

MURRAY MCKENZIE | Depeche Mode – Music For the Masses | LISTEN | “Even if you never got past opener Never Let Me Down Again, this record would have a good shot at changing your entire outlook on music. But, of course, the rest of it is outstanding, too. The cold and synthetic textures here are a world unto themselves, so much so that we sometimes overlook the pop brilliance of it all. Depeche Mode, more than any other, is the one band that the four of us can always agree on.”

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