By Aaron Levy (CIVL DJ) – Email
Print Edition: February 29, 2012
Aaron Levy, a swell guy, is CIVL station manager and a huge fan of Abbotsford’s second to most recent super-group (The Injektors—members of Blisterin’ Barnacles, Progressive Thinker—debuted last week). Real Boys’ first single, Vacation, is number one on CIVL Radio’s Earshot Charts.
Real Boys – “Single”
A slick, up-tempo, studio recording of a song that muses about the Windy City, going way up north and to the coast. Oh No! Yoko’s Everett Morris fantasizes about getting away, and it’s not something he’ll have trouble doing on an upcoming tour opening for Said The Whale. North Coast?
Real Boys – “Demo”
I’ve always been a fan of those raw, early live versions of bands before they get that pristine redux and high price flavour. Unfortunately these early incarnations of what could be your future favourite bands are ironic, rarely as romantic as those ultimate recordings. I’m no homer, just a fan.
Real Boys – “Acoustic”
No matter how certain I am that Drew Riekman, GSTS and Real Boys guitarist sings backing vocals on this track – he didn’t. It really sounds like him though. This is a really great version of Vacation, soft, whispered, but still with the same infectious identity as the original studio version.
Real Boys – “Live Action Fezz Remix”
I’ve talked to a lot of people who are not huge fans of this. It’s got foreground bongos to start, and only the briefest hint of Everett’s falsetto from the “Windy City” line. Wait until halfway through for the bass drop, it’s heavy and steady and, I think, pretty sweet.
