February 7, 2012 - 6:47 pm

New Music: The Darcys cover Steely Dan's Aja

The Darcys are an art rock band from Toronto whom I've just discovered thanks to a message from someone on Twitter mentioning that the band had just covered Steely Dan's 1977 masterpiece, Aja. Now armed with some new and important knowledge, my first thought was that this album was going to be a sh*t show and a complete and utter failure. How could this band who call themselves The Darcys have the gall to even think about replicating an album that has not only permeated the minds and souls of, let's just say, everyone in the world but also holds a special place in the hearts of all music lovers? Who the hell are The Darcys anyway? After I finished asking myself these hard hitting questions I decided to investigate the record and what I found was a moody, atmospheric interpretation of the 1977 work that does not sound like a Steely Dan record nor does it pretend to sound like one either. When you listen, you may think that The Darcys have gone completely mad what with having such a dark, almost bleak sounding record be the end result but remember that Steely Dan records are totally effing dark to begin with so really, The Darcys have in a sense, nailed it.

The Darcys self-titled debut was released just this past October, 2011 and it is the first in a trio of planned full-length records. Second in the trilogy is the aforementioned Aja album which was released this past January. A third original studio album is planned for late 2012.

Stand out tracks: 'Black Cow', 'Peg', 'I Got The News', 'Josie'

The Darcys - AJA by Arts & Crafts

Go here to download The Darcys Aja record for free.

Also! The Darcys will be playing along side Bombay Bicycle Club this coming February 18th at the Crocodile.
Buy tix here.

sean.

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