Etaoin Shrdlu — Mating Calls

Etaoin Shrdlu are comprised of members from some of southern Ontario's finest mathy post-rockers like Weights And Measures and Rockets Red Glare, and they've created a beautifully organic instrumental debut.

The band's portentous name, apparently the letters of the alphabet with the highest frequency, in descending order, belies the fun found on the album. A better indicator are the song titles. Names like "Brown Sabbath," "Yow" and "1995-1997," lets the listener know this is a self-aware band with a sense of humour.

Slint are any easy reference point for Mating Calls, although such a comparison somewhat pigeonholes Etaoin Shrdlu. While not the most original band going, something about this project seems like this is just the beginning of something bigger.

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