Magneta Lane - Dancing With Daggers

1. Bridge To Terabithia

2. Broken Plates

3. Wild Gardens

4. 22

5. Secrets Aren't So Bad

6. Carnival In Spain

7. Artistic Condition

8. Daggers Out!

9. The Better Plan

10. Butterflies Are Blue

Magneta Lane have released their second album titled "Dancing With Daggers". This album has the same style and sound of their previous album. They have a typical Can Con sound to them, as a lot of bands are sounding like this from here. They have a similar sound to that of Tokyo Police Club, Metric, or even a Broken Social Scene, so if you like these bands, this album/artist could be for you. They have done a really good job on this one.

Looking at the recording quality of this album, the recording quality has been done to a little bit of a grittier, under produced quality. This is something that helps out with the bands style and sound though. They are going for a more raw, indie feel, and I think this quality helps achieve it. The vocals could be a little louder, and overall its pretty average , but it works. The Instrumentation on this album is nothing that going to blow you away, thats for sure, but these ladies can certainly play. There is nothing flashy in this category of the album, it is just good old playing, and this also works for a genre that doesn't really want any flash.

Now onto the vocals and lyrics, the vocals here have somewhat of a monotone sound to them. You can't really hear any emotion or happiness in the vocals, but she can sing, and sing well. We feel like the vocals and the music pair well with each other, and has a nice clear voice so you can her just what is being sung about. With the lyrics, the band sings about the struggles faced with trying to make dreams a reality, relationships, love, waiting for life to get better, and more. These songs have a fairytale feel to them, and its pretty interesting how they wrote like that. We feel like people will be able to get the meaning and relate to these songs if they listen a bit harder than a casual listener. These topics should work with their fans. We think they did a good job here.

If you are looking for a single to this album, give the song "Wild Garden" your attention, as this is the best song on the album, and it really shows off the continued sound the band has done here.

These ladies have continued on with their music, putting out their second album, and this one helps solidify the band in their sound. This gives them a bunch of stuff to pull from now, and can really give a good variety at shows. We are not particularly fans of this music or genre, but we can understand why this band has gotten to where they are. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think of it. They have since called it quits (R.I.P.)

Genre: Indie/Alternative/Rock

Release Date: April 4th, 2006

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Label: Paper Bag Records