CMW Live:
The Cansecos

SNEAKY DEE'S - MARCH 6 - by Karolina Rous -

Taking the stage at Sneaky Dees on Thursday night, looking like a pack of college emo kids, Toronto's The Cansecos surprised me with what came out of them. With a flurry of electro-based, pop rock sounds that incorporate tinges of genres such as ska and even reggae and rap at moments, this little band sure knew how to deliver. You could hear the LCD Soundsystem and Daft Punk moments clear as a bell, which was just fine by me. It was also clear that The Cansecos had some of their hardcore fans in the crowd; kids wearing sunglasses and going spastic, dancing their asses off? Yeah, you know you are doing something right when you have that happening at your show!

My fave tracks of the night were "Raised by Wolves" and "Rise Up," both which offered some serious energy and creative lyrics and beats to boot. The facetious, fun nature of the band was evidenced by comments such as "That song was at 20 per cent, let's take it up by 30 per cent for the next one. Needs more dancing from you guys," made it clear the band was having fun with it. And isn't that what CMW is all about? The Cansecos delivered on that score! All right!