P.s. I Love You Soundtrack, P.s. I Love You Quotes

P.s. I Love You Soundtrack, P.s. I Love You Quotes, The future of Canadian garage rock does not rest solely in the hands of Vancouver’s Japandroids and The Pack a.d. — another torchbearer lies in the east. Hailing from Kingston, Ontario is the innovative duo P.S. I Love You,

who create a sort of back-to-the-future version of garage rock by blending elements of 1980s British post-punk and new wave into their reverb and shreddy guitars. The result is a sound that is both familiar and challenging, referential yet incontestably modern.

Three-fourths of this two-man band is Paul Saulnier, who somehow handles vocals, guitar, and a bass organ simultaneously. Saulnier’s guitar playing is accomplished and intense, especially when layered several tracks deep. The bass organ, a surprising touch, adds a depth that many two-pieces struggle to find. Drummer Benjamin Nelson now sits behind Saulnier, maniacally adding the backbeat, though early recordings used a Casio drum machine. The Casio’s human replacement has taken away a bit of the new wave feel, but has added a warmth and a (racing) heartbeat to the project.

Despite – or perhaps because of – his assertion that he spends very little time on songwriting, Saulnier’s lyrics are truly, if quietly, the star of the show. This is particularly true on “Subtle and Majestic,” the opening track of the band’s new EP. “I’m not trying to be romantic, but I made you this mixtape / It’s subtle and majestic / And I know that you’ve probably heard most of these songs before, but this time they’re from me.” Saulnier’s Morrisey-like androgynous wail, accompanied by his Dinosaur Jr.-inspired guitar playing, could easily lend P.S. I Love You’s songs the disaffected nature of those two artists. However, the devastating earnestness of the lyrics serves as a delicious counterpoint to these associations, and the emotional tension created therein adds beautifully to the musical tension of Saulnier’s winding guitar melodies.

Saulnier displays a very modern self-awareness that will almost certainly further P.S. I Love You’s success. Live, he often wears a headdress with a cotton ball storm cloud over his forehead and foil lightning bolts hanging beneath his eyes. “I wanted there to be tears shooting down my eyes, and my brain was the storm cloud. I think wearing my angst on my face is really funny. ” The duo also doesn’t shy away from its references, as evidenced in their “Facelove” video, an homage to Joy Division’s video for “Love Will Tear Us Apart.” The tables may soon turn, though: with a full-length and a tour with Japandroids set for the fall and Pitchfork’s already-offered stamp of approval, P.S. I Love You find themselves in a solid position to become the references ofthe future.

P.S. I Love You has an EP available now through iTunes and Paper Bag.

Their full-length, Meet Me at the Muster Station, will be available October 5.
They play with Japandroids October 8 in Victoria, B.C. and October 9 in Vancouver.