You Should Know: the Fishwives

What can I say about the Fishwives? They are obviously young, obviously already talented with huge growth potential and they obviously have a sense of humor with a name like the Fishwives and a first EP called "No Time for Swordplay" which features songs like "Rum and Bandaids". Talent, fun, humor and a good chance they will be around for a long, long time - how do you beat that? Watch for them! (This weeks podcast will be a good place to start.)

Now listen to this ('Before it Spreads'):


While reading the bio they wrote themselves (as further evidence of that sense of humor):

"The Fishwives are four young Canadian citizens with instruments. Their darkly enthusiastic indie rock with an earnest pop sensibility and an equally earnest alternative sensibility has garnered them admirers ranging from their parents, to their classmates and beyond. They have played at a number of prestigious Toronto venues, including The Reverb, The El Mocambo, outside a used book store, and the Mitchell family backyard.

"No Time for Swordplay", their debut EP, was recorded in a very hot attic during the summer of 2008, and self-released August of the same year to much acclaim from everyone they asked personally. The carnival organ garage-rock of "Rum and Band-Aids", frantic toms and razor-sharp guitar lines of "Before it Spreads", and piano-based buildup of "Shrug", are a testament to the band's three-minute-rock-song aesthetic. Their lively stage presence and tendency to dress well has earned them a reputation as lively and nicely dressed.

Among the numerous bands they've shamelessly ripped off, The Fishwives cite Radiohead, The Beatles, The White Stripes, and The Shins as influences. "