The Parkas: Put Your Head in the Lion's Mouth
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BY Chris Bilton
July 26, 2007 15:07
Maturing like a fine wine made from the “small town sour grapes”
mentioned in “Toronto Enough Tonight,” The Parkas' sophomore album sees
the band mixing their dust-up delivery with an air of concession.
Drummer/lyricist Greg Rhyno continues to chisel off clever new chunks
of Canadiana in the pensive, Surfacing-inspired “Margaret
Atwood” while perpetuating The Parkas mythology with self-referential
nuggets. The stomp-along energy of “You Get What You Pay For” and the
ingenious Marxploitation of “Lenin & McCarthy” is balanced by the
well-paced buildup of opening track “Filthy Rich Kids.” Though The
Parkas have yet to truly capture their live energy, Put Your Head in the Lion's Mouth is lined with pointed insights, surprising textures and danceable fight songs.
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