Best New Bands » Toronto bands http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Album Review: Parallels, XII http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-parallels-xii/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-parallels-xii/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2012 23:48:20 +0000 Canada seems to be the breeding ground for crunchy electro pop these days, and Toronto-based Parallels may be one of the groups that helped start it all. The synthpop trio formed in 2008, when Cameron Findlay, the former drummer of fellow Canadian electro poppers Crystal Castles, teamed up with vocalist/composer/producer Holly Dodson. Since its inception

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