Hi Fi Phantom

There's a great "everything and the kitchen sink" vibe to this debut EP from Toronto, ON's Hi Fi Phantom. That most likely has something to do with the way the quartet rotate instruments and singers with each song, ensuring that just when you think you've got them pinned down ― Talking Heads wannabes, heirs to the Clap Your Hands Say Yeah throne ― they'll toss in a new element that throws your cleverly reductive comparison out the window. Let's just say they like echo-laden pop music. The group met on Craigslist, but British ex-pat Bill Bedford previously did time in short-lived Toronto band Young Flux. While there's really no way to tell what direction these guys are going to head in, there are more than enough ideas (and pretty stellar songs) on this debut to keep even the most fickle ears interested.