
The Canadians are coming [again.] The Balconies hail from Ottawa and consists of Jacquie Neville (of Jetplanes of Abraham fame), Liam Jaeger (ex-For the Mathematics member), and Jacqui’s brother Steve Neville. There’s a lot of talent wrapped up in this tight-knit pop-rock trio as each member is an experienced song writer and performer. The Balconies manage to express an impressive blend of early punk rock, catchy melodies with occasional three-part vocal harmonies and plenty of guitar skronk freak outs. And Jacqui Neville has the vocal power and prowess of a young Neko Case. The Balconies will release their debut album September 15th. This is a promising outfit and definitely worth your time.

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Hey c’mon now, we’re OTTAWA not OTTOWA.
But thanks for shedding some light on our little town (incidentally the capital of Canada).
August 17th, 2009 at 10:10 amJB
Ah, yes…typo..apologies. Fixed..
August 17th, 2009 at 4:32 pmWow, this is the best thing to come out of Ottawa since Robert Smith?.
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September 5th, 2009 at 6:51 pm[...] The Balconies who I frequently feature on this site about 1, 2, 3 and 4 times. Finally they have a debut album to bring out to the mass public. An album that I recommend everyone to get. If you are living under [...]
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