{"id":4206,"date":"2012-05-15T07:23:46","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T13:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stylusmagazine.ca\/?p=4206"},"modified":"2012-05-15T07:23:46","modified_gmt":"2012-05-15T13:23:46","slug":"rooftop-runners-we-are-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/2012\/05\/15\/rooftop-runners-we-are-here\/","title":{"rendered":"ROOFTOP RUNNERS &#8211; We Are Here"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div><span id=\"internal-source-marker_0.9758832533843815\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-4207\" href=\"http:\/\/stylusmagazine.ca\/2012\/05\/15\/rooftop-runners-we-are-here\/rooftop-runners-we-are-here-cover\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4207\" title=\"Rooftop Runners We Are Here cover\" src=\"http:\/\/stylusmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rooftop-Runners-We-Are-Here-cover-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIt\u2019s amazing how complex a couple minimal lines of lyrics can sound when they\u2019re stuffed with trip-pop beats and soulful vocals.<!--more--> The first track of this EP, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ay3ZfvwKCJc\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cStreets,\u201d<\/a> abounds with yearning droning followed by falsettos that just reach delicate enough heights. Unfortunately, when the Canadian brothers Benedikt and Tobias MacIsaac sing together, the effect is dulled somewhat, such as on \u201cEnergize,\u201d which is not terrible, but just not enjoyable to listen to&#8230; repetitive lyrics and a boring bassline will do that. Things pick up on \u201cBang Bang,\u201d though, which I think is great. \u201cBang Bang\u201d sounds quietly sexy, kind of reminiscent of James Blake, but with more textures, melodies, and stronger percussion filling in the spaces. And finally, <a href=\"http:\/\/rooftoprunners.bandcamp.com\/track\/she-devil\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cShe Devil\u201d<\/a> will creep up on you, shakin\u2019 its funky bassline. Overall, the sound of this is dark, deliberate, and delicious. Like chocolate! Good for your heart, and good for your ears. (Independent, <a href=\"http:\/\/rooftoprunners.com\">rooftoprunners.com<\/a>)\u00a0<strong>Adrienne Yeung<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s amazing how complex a couple minimal lines of lyrics can sound when they\u2019re stuffed with trip-pop beats and soulful vocals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[161,453],"class_list":["post-4206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-canadian","tag-indie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4206\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}