So it seems that magpies can recognize themselves in a mirror. Yup. Recognizing their own bodies in a mirror is no longer the exclusive playing field of humans, bottlenose dolphins, apes, and Asian elephants. Looks like the avians are hoisting themselves up on the evolutionary chain, now, wouldn’t you say? Seems like these here magpies are beginning to think they’re pret-ty damn special now, wouldn’t you agree?

Well then, can one of these super-brained magpies recognize the undeniable impact and promise of Nova Scotia’s Mardeen? I mean, if they’re that smart an animal, then they will have no trouble siding with these guys and their energetic, vivid music. And aside from having an incredible album made up of power-pop tunes composed with un-minded force, the Mardeen boys were able to dig up the inspiration for an infectious anthem like We’re Moving Eyes. It showcases the band’s undeniable lust to achieve a perfect melody, and they achieve it with high-flying aerobatics of power-pop guitar crunches, which go from fuzzy to pristine in a flip, and earwiggishly spright vocals which sieze your attention for days on end. It’s a mood-shifter, straighforward and brimming one moment, explosive and elevating the next, from the marching drums of the opener to the supporting background horns, this is a song which even the lowliest of conscious life forms should get attached to.

MP3: Mardeen - We're Moving Eyes

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