People You Know

Toronto ON, March 11 to 14

BY Ian GormelyPublished Mar 28, 2009

Toronto's People You Know like to mix their indie rock with power pop hooks. The all-girl trio played an energetic set that far outstripped their limited recorded output. And while there were criticisms to be made — their live chops aren't quite up to par and their sound is fairly derivative — they exuded enough enthusiasm to win over most of the night's early crowd. The only kink in the armour was an ill-advised cover of Metric's "Dead Disco." PYK's take was uninspired and stuck out like a sore thumb in an otherwise solid set.

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