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Skid Fiction with The Moas - An Interview - The Blog That Celebrates Itself
August 8, 2015
"...the melodic nuances, harmonious and enticing are the business card to captivate the dreamers."
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August 8, 2015
"...the melodic nuances, harmonious and enticing are the business card to captivate the dreamers."
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iNTRODUCiNG >> THE MOAS and SUSAN - quick before it melts
August 7, 2015
"The five songs on their half of Skid Fiction swirl, stream, and surge with electricity, charged by the dual current of Dickin and Rutley’s voices."
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August 7, 2015
"The five songs on their half of Skid Fiction swirl, stream, and surge with electricity, charged by the dual current of Dickin and Rutley’s voices."
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THE MOAS/SUSAN — Skid Fiction (split) - Ride the Tempo
August 3, 2015
"...both Susan and The Moas end up in the same neighbourhood – a place where serious, guitar-based indie rock respects its ’80s college-radio heritage. But they come at it from different directions, making the album an interesting exercise in contrasts."
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August 3, 2015
"...both Susan and The Moas end up in the same neighbourhood – a place where serious, guitar-based indie rock respects its ’80s college-radio heritage. But they come at it from different directions, making the album an interesting exercise in contrasts."
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The Moas and Susan Announce 'Skid Fiction' Split, Canadian Tour - exclaim.ca
May 29, 2015
"Called Skid Fiction, the release marks the first proper outing from Susan and the second from the Moas. The like-minded groups work well together, with the Moas offering up some hazy, textural shoegaze and Susan mining post-punk and pop."
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May 29, 2015
"Called Skid Fiction, the release marks the first proper outing from Susan and the second from the Moas. The like-minded groups work well together, with the Moas offering up some hazy, textural shoegaze and Susan mining post-punk and pop."
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The Moas album review – Sounds Better With Reverb
July 21, 2014
"Featuring lovely, lazily swoony vocals; complex, ever-changing time structures; dream-pop melodies; and just enough reverb to fuzz up the edges, the album garnered well-deserved positive notice locally." Dave Lytton
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July 21, 2014
"Featuring lovely, lazily swoony vocals; complex, ever-changing time structures; dream-pop melodies; and just enough reverb to fuzz up the edges, the album garnered well-deserved positive notice locally." Dave Lytton
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Moas self-titled album review – Argue Job
March 10, 2014
"Saskatoon, you colonial outpost, what have you here? The Moas. Extinct birds, no; shoegaze prairie prayers, yeah."
"In 35 minutes we have a tightly bound knot of songs that find you wherever you are and plunge you into the inner recesses of your finitude. On repeat."
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March 10, 2014
"Saskatoon, you colonial outpost, what have you here? The Moas. Extinct birds, no; shoegaze prairie prayers, yeah."
"In 35 minutes we have a tightly bound knot of songs that find you wherever you are and plunge you into the inner recesses of your finitude. On repeat."
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13 Canadian shoegaze and dream pop bands you should listen to - aux
January 13, 2014
"All bent notes, off-kilter organs, and cooed vocals, the band hits the sweet spot between dream pop and slowcore." Mark Teo
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January 13, 2014
"All bent notes, off-kilter organs, and cooed vocals, the band hits the sweet spot between dream pop and slowcore." Mark Teo
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New Canadiana -The Moas – Weird Canada
"With their self-titled debut, the band delivers a sonorous expansiveness that rises above the day’s relative mundanity. Theirs is a quiet brilliance, conveying a dreaminess hitherto existing solely in the deepest recesses of our estranged sleep." Joshua Robinson
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"With their self-titled debut, the band delivers a sonorous expansiveness that rises above the day’s relative mundanity. Theirs is a quiet brilliance, conveying a dreaminess hitherto existing solely in the deepest recesses of our estranged sleep." Joshua Robinson
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25 Reasons Why Saskatoon’s Music Scene Kicked Ass in 2013 - Ominocity
December 26, 2013
"Piling layers of shoegaze drone upon spritely melodies, the Saskatoon five-piece have the uncanny ability to make haunting, trance-like pop songs that are similarly driving and anthemic." Chris Morin
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December 26, 2013
"Piling layers of shoegaze drone upon spritely melodies, the Saskatoon five-piece have the uncanny ability to make haunting, trance-like pop songs that are similarly driving and anthemic." Chris Morin
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Best Albums of 2013 (#13) - The Dumbing of America
December 14, 2013
"The Moas use of multi-layered melodies come as close to the genius of Stereolab as any band I’ve heard. Notes bend, rhythms change, yet their sense of beauty and style remain throughout every song on this record." Todd
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December 14, 2013
"The Moas use of multi-layered melodies come as close to the genius of Stereolab as any band I’ve heard. Notes bend, rhythms change, yet their sense of beauty and style remain throughout every song on this record." Todd
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CJLO album review – CJLO
November 14 2013
"This album showers us with glimpses of the possibilities of what The Moas have to offer. Their strength lies in their ability to construct tracks that allow Dickin’s vocals to shine through. This is a very strong debut and I look forward to hearing where The Moas go from here."
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November 14 2013
"This album showers us with glimpses of the possibilities of what The Moas have to offer. Their strength lies in their ability to construct tracks that allow Dickin’s vocals to shine through. This is a very strong debut and I look forward to hearing where The Moas go from here."
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You Need to Hear: The Moas – The Dumbing of America
September 10, 2013
"There are times when the music leaps from your speakers and fills your ears with goosebump-inducing melodies. The first time that I listened to The Moas, it felt instantly familiar, yet refreshingly new." Todd
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September 10, 2013
"There are times when the music leaps from your speakers and fills your ears with goosebump-inducing melodies. The first time that I listened to The Moas, it felt instantly familiar, yet refreshingly new." Todd
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Foggy Notions, soso and The Moas all release new albums - Ominocity
August 23, 2013
"The Moas’ self-titled album, released digitally on their Bandcamp site and on download card, is a whirlwind of muscular guitars alongside earthy synths and breathy vocals." Chris Morin
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August 23, 2013
"The Moas’ self-titled album, released digitally on their Bandcamp site and on download card, is a whirlwind of muscular guitars alongside earthy synths and breathy vocals." Chris Morin
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Ask The Pros - Planet S Magazine
May 16, 2013
“This band has an amazing intuition for texture and colour that contemporary indie-rock all too often lacks. I usually put my foot in my mouth when I’m talking about these guys (suffice to say), but if you’re in an indie-rock band, listen to The Moas and take notes. Pages of them.” Skot Hamilton
“Chill ‘90s indie-rock DNA spliced into Akira—s narling guitar hooks and the most relaxed vocals of all time.” Steve Reed
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May 16, 2013
“This band has an amazing intuition for texture and colour that contemporary indie-rock all too often lacks. I usually put my foot in my mouth when I’m talking about these guys (suffice to say), but if you’re in an indie-rock band, listen to The Moas and take notes. Pages of them.” Skot Hamilton
“Chill ‘90s indie-rock DNA spliced into Akira—s narling guitar hooks and the most relaxed vocals of all time.” Steve Reed
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The Bird is the Word – Planet S Magazine
December 15, 2011
"The Moas’ sound is another side to not only Munson, but also Dickin: rooted in ‘90s indie and art rock, the couple of songs that I’ve heard remind me a bit of some beautiful love child of Swervedriver and My Bloody Valentine." Craig Silliphant
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December 15, 2011
"The Moas’ sound is another side to not only Munson, but also Dickin: rooted in ‘90s indie and art rock, the couple of songs that I’ve heard remind me a bit of some beautiful love child of Swervedriver and My Bloody Valentine." Craig Silliphant
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The Moas @ Amigos Cantina (In the Music section) – Verb
August 27, 2011
"Saskatoon indie shoegaze rockers The Moas will be taking over the stage at Amigos Cantina August 27th for their live show. The group’s dynamic sound features hard-rocking drumlines and melodic guitar strumming, through which the ensemble weaves its strong vocals. The result is a smooth breed of catchy indie-rock that draws together the diversity of The Moas’ infectiously ambitious and dramatic sonic textures." Madeline Kotzer
August 27, 2011
"Saskatoon indie shoegaze rockers The Moas will be taking over the stage at Amigos Cantina August 27th for their live show. The group’s dynamic sound features hard-rocking drumlines and melodic guitar strumming, through which the ensemble weaves its strong vocals. The result is a smooth breed of catchy indie-rock that draws together the diversity of The Moas’ infectiously ambitious and dramatic sonic textures." Madeline Kotzer
