This review by Jay Collins is in the new issue of Signal To Noise magazine. It was reviewed together with our guitarist Don Scott's new record Out of Line.

Loitering Heroes
Beast Alert!
Scott and Herring are also members of Loitering Heroes, an indie rock quartet helmed by Kevin Parnell, one of the guiding lights of Toronto's independent music community. On this twelve-song debut, the pieces favor a rock vibe for sure, but Parnell's supporting cast adds shades of improv and jazz. Parnell's not a particularly tuneful singer and he's merely a decent guitarist, but what he lacks in technical prowess, he makes up in wordplay and emotion. Most engaging are the singsongy, shifting tempo-based riffs of pieces like "We've Devised New Pagan Rituals," "Sailor's Delight (Jamboree On The Seven Seas)" and "Go Away Ghost Ship," all focusing on seafaring themes amidst rhythmic waves inciting instrumental diversity. The Heroes also venture into country folk territory and aren't afraid to drive a groovy beat or to take things to experimental proportions. Instrumentally, the quartet handles the active songshifts easily, and Scott surely sounds energized on several tunes, particularly on "Holes In The Story" where his distorted solo offers an interesting contrast to his more laid back jazz ventures. - Jay Collins.