Stream This Album: Parallels’ Visionaries

by Bradley Stern
filed under: Belinda Carlisle, Cat5, Cut Copy, New Order, Parallels, Sally Shapiro, The Knife

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While passing through the PopJustice forums, I stumbled upon a post mentioning the Toronto-based band, Parallels. While I didn’t (and admittedly, still don’t) know much about the group at the time, I now know this: their debut is amazing.

Visionaries, the band’s debut album released on February 6, brings to mind a potpourri of influences: Sally Shapiro, Belinda Carlisle, The Knife, Cat5, New Order and Cut Copy, among others. Not a bad set of sounds to come to mind, is it?

For fans of italo-disco, crystal synthesizers, and chilly grooves inspired by the dance floor sounds of yesterday, I believe you’ll find in Visionaries a truly unexpected delight.

Click here to stream Parallels‘ debut album, Visionaries, in full.

Click here to visit Parallels’ MySpace, and here to check out their music on iTunes.

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  • http://freshyesh.com Justin

    I listened to this about 2 weeks ago and I just couldn’t get into it. Not sure why, but it just wasn’t captivating enough to keep my attention.

  • Willi

    I rather liked it. Dry Blood, Ultralight and City of Stars are excellent. The drummer used to play with Crystal Castles.