Marble Index

The Marble Index haven’t exactly blown up, and it’s hard to figure out why that is. Their self-titled debut was chock full of catchy, post-punk numbers that should have turned the Hamiltonians into overnight successes. But with the Strokes on the radio full-time, and the Waking Eyes becoming Canada’s next big thing (although that ended prematurely too), there just wasn’t enough room for the Marble Index. The group’s second major label disc, Watch Your Candles, Watch Your Knives might just be the thing to catapult them to worldwide stardom. This record of Cure/Hot Hot Heat influenced numbers is again saturated with plenty of sing-along dance tracks and singer Brad Germain’s brooding vocals are out in full force. While Watch Your Candles is a lot livelier than it’s predecessor and the songwriter has improved tenfold, there’s a good chance the band will be victim of timing again. Franz Ferdinand are still on the radio and the Killers are still making headlines, which, like last time, will leave the Marble Index on the outside looking in.