The Constantines are probably among my top 5 currently active acts. They have a quality that most of my favorite possess: they sound like what they’re doing is incredibly important without sounding desperate to please or to influence. If every band in indie rock had half the soul and energy of this band, we’d be in the great shape of the agriculture. This is their new single off of the upcoming album Kensington Heights, which I have a hunch is great (wink).
I think it’s awesome that, as they are Canadian, 12 of their 28 announced 2008 tour dates are in Canada, including 2 nights each in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Compare that to fellow canucks the Arcade Fire, who did 12 out of 47 last year, but stuck to the big cities. I’m a sucker for populism, I guess.
Want more? Here they are playing in a hail storm. “Neither wind nor sleet nor rain will stop rock ‘n’ roll!”