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CHARTtrack: The Clips' "Space Kidz"

"Space Kidz" can be found on Vancouver band The Clips' Matterhorn debut album, which was released last year. The clip (pun completely intended) features angular Franz Ferdinand-style indie rock combined with piano in the style of Muse and video game-worthy keyboard riffs. It makes for an interesting listen from start to finish.While...
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Pop Montreal: Day One

MONTREAL — For the uninitiated, Pop Montreal is a music festival unlike any other. Nearly every bar, club or available space along Saint Laurent Boulevard in downtown Montreal takes a respite from their usual schedule from Oct. 1 to 5 to house a variety of acts who've been deemed "the next big thing" by at least someone within the...
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Clips Aren't Quitting Their Jobs...

VANCOUVER — …but it's certainly not a reflection on the quality of their music. In fact, the Vancouver quintet — who boast a structural engineer, an IT networking specialist and a video game designer amongst their membership — are poised to give their Matterhorn debut a proper North American release. "We funded the record ourselves and did...
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The Clips Sound Matterhorn

After they independently released their Matterhorn debut full-length last year, Vancouver's The Clips are set to re-release it through Unfamiliar Records. Matterhorn will be digitally released on Tuesday and physical copies will hit stores on Aug. 8. The Clips spent a year recording the album at a former bandmate's backyard garden shed studio and...
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