Shimmy into those bell bottoms, shred some caramel-colored suede into tassles, let your bangs grow long and shake it out. The Canadian crew's fifth album is fully in the thrall of that 70s groove. Gnarly double guitar noodling ("Downtown") and soft focus drive-time goodness ("Jim Gordon"). "Take a Trip" will make you want to spark up and dance around and make out. It's an era that continues to hold appeal so many decades and so much innovation in non-perspirational / non-flammable fashion later."I feel like every few years the era has a resurgence in fashion, but also musically, modern bands continue to find it such a wellspring of inspiration," says singer Ewan Currie. "It was a real peak of rock 'n' roll and creativity. So many styles were melding together—rock could be anything in the 70s. Also the quality of the musicianship was much higher. Then punk came along and wrecked everything."Lyrically Currie's returning to some age-old subject matter: "I think somehow I'm always singing about belonging and feeling like an outsider. I'm not sure why but it tends to pop up a lot. When I was a kid my family moved lots and I was often the new kid in school so I got used to feeling like the outsider."Except now the Saskatoon singer's got a gang. In a totally unrelated fashion we made singer Currie fill out our probing OkCupid-cribbed questionnaire.Age/Sex/Location:
31, male, somewhere between Toronto and Saskatoon.My self-summary:
Lover of old ways, I possess the musical taste of a 62-year-old man.What I’m doing with my life:
Playing in a rock 'n' roll band. Trying to stay sane and healthy.I’m really good at:
Singing. I can sing the shit out of a song.The first things people usually notice about me are:
I'm a big dude. People usually think I'm the drummer or bass player, but I'm the frontman.Favorite books:
Fools Die, Cider House Rules, Great Expectations.Favorite movies:
Taxi Driver, Singing In the Rain, Goodfellas, Godfather II.Favorite music:
Beatles, Kinks, Badfinger, Thin Lizzy, Hall and Oates.Favorite TV shows:
Sopranos, game of thrones, shark tank, 90 day fiancéFavorite Food:
Avocado, Mexican, Vietnamese.Six things I could never do without:
Music, football, light beer, marijuana, women, podcasts.The most private thing I’m willing to admit is:
Nothing. I'm ashamed of all my transgressions.On a typical Friday night I am:
Playing a show somewhere in the world.Future Nostalgia now on Dine Alone Records.
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31, male, somewhere between Toronto and Saskatoon.My self-summary:
Lover of old ways, I possess the musical taste of a 62-year-old man.What I’m doing with my life:
Playing in a rock 'n' roll band. Trying to stay sane and healthy.I’m really good at:
Singing. I can sing the shit out of a song.The first things people usually notice about me are:
I'm a big dude. People usually think I'm the drummer or bass player, but I'm the frontman.Favorite books:
Fools Die, Cider House Rules, Great Expectations.Favorite movies:
Taxi Driver, Singing In the Rain, Goodfellas, Godfather II.
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Beatles, Kinks, Badfinger, Thin Lizzy, Hall and Oates.Favorite TV shows:
Sopranos, game of thrones, shark tank, 90 day fiancéFavorite Food:
Avocado, Mexican, Vietnamese.Six things I could never do without:
Music, football, light beer, marijuana, women, podcasts.The most private thing I’m willing to admit is:
Nothing. I'm ashamed of all my transgressions.On a typical Friday night I am:
Playing a show somewhere in the world.Future Nostalgia now on Dine Alone Records.