{"id":742,"date":"2010-04-07T10:26:58","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T16:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stylusmagazine.ca\/?p=742"},"modified":"2010-04-07T10:26:58","modified_gmt":"2010-04-07T16:26:58","slug":"review-citay-dream-get-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/2010\/04\/07\/review-citay-dream-get-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Citay &#8211; Dream Get Together"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-743\" title=\"citay-dream\" src=\"http:\/\/stylusmagazine.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/citay-dream.jpg\" alt=\"citay-dream\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/>Considering how many modern bands lean on synths and digital effects to craft their sound, it\u2019s easy to forget how charming the guitar-rock album can be. Citay are a band that\u2019s been in on this secret for a while now\u2014their first two albums demonstrated a commitment to joyous, fuzzy jams that captured much of the charisma of many 1970s rock acts. Their third album not only continues this trend, it manages to expand upon it considerably. <em>Dream Get Together<\/em> still puts the guitar in spotlight, but bolsters it atop soaring strings, flutes, and a wall of keyboards. Instrumental flourishes elaborate upon Citay\u2019s sound, pushing their extended rockers into a territory that at once seems epic and effortless. Opener \u201cCareful with That Hat\u201d starts out as a simple and breezy number that quickly transforms itself into a crashing anthem, held together by tight, interlocking instrumentation and some strong vocal harmonies. Characteristic of the album, it manages to be lavish without ever becoming overblown, even as it crosses the seven-minute mark. Citay\u2019s energy and expert songwriting carry them far beyond simple guitar rhythms, and on to a more explosive, daresay Arcade Fire-esque level. And what\u2019s more: they make it sound easy. (Dead Oceans, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deadoceans.com\">www.deadoceans.com<\/a>) <strong>Kevan Hannah<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Considering how many modern bands lean on synths and digital effects to craft their sound, it\u2019s easy to forget how charming the guitar-rock album can be. Citay are a band that\u2019s been in on this secret for a while now\u2014their first two albums demonstrated a commitment to joyous, fuzzy jams that captured much of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[190],"class_list":["post-742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-citay"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742","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\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}