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The Unicorns

Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?
2003
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The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? (Cover Artwork)


Review by: noreply
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Published on December 3rd 2004

The Unicorns, Canada's ambassadors of lo-fi sugar pop, debut full-length, Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone, will make you remember why you started listening to music in the first place.

These 12, obviously drug-induced pop songs, complete with quasi-morbid death referenced lyrics and more hooks than a tackle box, were written with only word in mind, fun.

Whether they are predicting and anticipating the details of their own deaths or rambling off near non-sensical lyrics such as "Somewhere in the asshole of my eye/there is a muscle that relaxes when you cry/somewhere in the eye of my brain/there is a muscle which makes me go/*enter synth interpretation of the word 'insane,'"' The Unicorns will keep you in a good mood.

Some of the pop hooks contained on this CD are nothing short of brain rotting. Listening to "The Clap," which is in fact as infectious and contagious as the dreaded clap, will leave you with a feeling equivilant to snorting 15 Pixie Stix. Sugary intoxication at its best.

If danceable lo-fi with lyrics about death and ghosts and back and forth banter between the bands vocalists isn't enough to catch your attention, then you won't like this.



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    Posted by corpseofmymotivation on 2004-12-29 04:08:55
    My Score:

    I was kind of minding my own business and letting people who like this band like them until I went to a record store tonight and spent a few minutes looking for a Dillinger Four album. It was then that I decided that The Unicorns are fucking TERRIBLE.

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 at 8:54 AM (EST)
    My Score:

    this band is awful. another quirky, nervous, obnoxious sounding load of steaming horseshit spoonfed to kids wearing tee shirts that are too tight and jeans made for the opposite sex. LAME.

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 7, 2004 at 10:05 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    anyone who thinks this music is pretentious hasn't listened to the cd all the way through. this music is quirky, fun, and gives off the impression that the band doesn't take themselves too seriously. i've never seen them live, but i enjoy this disk.

    Posted by kenjamin on 2004-12-07 07:52:16
    My Score:

    thanks for bringing that up chinatown you ass. Now whenever i look at that fucking cover i'm going to think that. Jesus, i wish i was 5 years old.

    Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 6, 2004 at 11:08 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    Actually, that's not a rainbow. It's a multicolored dick with foamy precum at the tip.

    -Chinatown

    Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 6, 2004 at 12:44 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    I thought I was the biggest flaming queer, until I saw these guys. Even that time when I had a friend put his nuts over my eyesockets - this is more queer. I love it! And I love having rainbow pride! Anyone else gay and proud? To many people still treat homosexuals like crap, but we are the same as heteros, we just love sucking cock and taking it up the ass! I share my pride with the world - Gay Zack Morrison.

    Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 6, 2004 at 7:21 AM (EST)
    My Score:

    www.sayrah.net fucking sucks. It's like AP.net trying to come off as indie.

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 5, 2004 at 3:23 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    i saw this band twice in one day a little while ago (for free), they were fucking horrible, there is absolutley no "rock" to their music, it's quiet, boring, and frankly not that cool

    - the other scott

    Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 4, 2004 at 7:26 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    The Unicorns are awesome. I interviewed them recently and we talked about old school wrestling. Check out the interview at www.sayrah.net

    Posted by Chris_xxx on 2004-12-04 18:48:43
    My Score:

    The Unicorns are awesome.

    Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 4, 2004 at 4:16 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    i enjoy this band.
    i don't listen to them to be hip...
    no one has a clue who they are at my uni...
    but i mean if some 16 year old kid thinks i'm a hipster i must be!
    i'm going out to dye my hair black, buy a spiky wrist thingy and a white belt for my girl jeans...
    i'll buy a sex pistols shirt from hot topic for cred.

    Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 4, 2004 at 1:19 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    "I can't wait to drop that line in your next review!"

    Don't hold your breath.

    (I'm not a staff reviewer, meaning I can just submit stuff whenever I want, then wait 2 months or so for it to get posted)

    -BSD

    Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 4, 2004 at 1:04 AM (EST)
    My Score:

    i really love this album. this review is too short. the unicorns really are fabulous.
    and i definetly do not beleive they are pretentious. they are the dorkiest guys ever, making the silliest music ever.
    -benz

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 3, 2004 at 10:17 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    Yeah, these guys are pretentious, unrocking shitheads making music for people who think they're hip.

    -BSD


    I can't wait to drop that line in your next review!

    -Chinatown

    Posted by corpseofmymotivation on 2004-12-03 18:26:47
    My Score:

    "I don't mean to sound like a queer or nothing, but I think unicorns totally kick ass!"

    Is it just me, or does this band kind of sound like Depeche Mode?

    ORGAZMO

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 3, 2004 at 4:45 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    'I woulda given it a 10 when I first heard it,and I listened to it non stop for like a month, but now im kinda tired of it. but its still a cool album.'

    yep.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 3, 2004 at 4:23 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    this cd is pretty damn good. these guys live are HI-larious. the drummer plays the bass and the drums at the same time during some of their songs. its sweet. plus the one guy looks like the dude from bill and ted.

    Posted by tahoejeff on 2004-12-03 16:16:05
    My Score:

    I don't mean to sound like a queer or nothing, but I think unicorns totally kick ass!

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 3, 2004 at 4:09 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    you know BSD, you're totally right. you've shown me the light. i hereby thrown down my own opinion and dance on it. DANCE! this band sucks and how dare i like them. thank you for your curt honesty and enlightening comments, i will never listen to crappy music again.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 3, 2004 at 3:45 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    Yeah, these guys are pretentious, unrocking shitheads making music for people who think they're hip.

    -BSD

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 3, 2004 at 3:26 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    "More hooks than a tackle box"
    "nice comment."

    Yeah, man! I've never heard that in a review ever!

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 3, 2004 at 3:05 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    i wrote this review 3 months ago.
    in 10 minutes.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 3, 2004 at 2:34 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    You need to stop abusing commas.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 3, 2004 at 2:28 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    bout time this was reviewed.....I woulda given it a 10 when I first heard it,and I listened to it non stop for like a month, but now im kinda tired of it. but its still a cool album.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 3, 2004 at 1:42 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    'Bout time this album got reviewed. I get enough enough of it, everytime I see it I feel like I'm on the set of an awesome Disney/Pixar movie.

    Rob.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 3, 2004 at 12:42 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    Yeah, just like your cock.

    This band is okay, but they come from Montreal, so I can't give them more than a 5.

    Posted by Jesse on 2004-12-03 12:31:57
    My Score:

    Great record. I was going to review it myself a while back. I'd give it an 8. Review could use some meat to it.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 3, 2004 at 12:10 PM (EST)
    My Score:

    this cd is amazing.

    Posted by SethCohen on 2004-12-03 11:56:24
    My Score:

    i love this album

    Posted by allbutone on 2004-12-03 11:31:17
    My Score:

    "More hooks than a tackle box"

    nice metaphor

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 3, 2004 at 11:23 AM (EST)
    My Score:

    Bizzle, this band is descent? Are they indeed?

    Posted by theundergroundscene on 2004-12-03 11:13:17
    My Score:

    And my reviews get nasty comments because I said handclaps were cool? Yikes.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 3, 2004 at 11:05 AM (EST)
    My Score:

    shiity review. way behind on this one, kid.

    Posted by Anchors on 2004-12-03 10:39:39
    My Score:

    I don't claim to write the best reviews ever, but seriously, I hate these reviews that kids spin off in 10 minutes.

    Posted by bizzlebrizzle on 2004-12-03 10:32:32
    My Score:

    this isn't

    http://www.indienews.org

    is it?

    I don't mind though, this band is descent.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 3, 2004 at 10:30 AM (EST)
    My Score:

    Seen them twice live, nothing to complain about. Don't know who travis saw. Anyways, this review is long-overdue and way short. This isn't AP. Give us a little more info.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 3, 2004 at 10:21 AM (EST)
    My Score:

    awesome disc, rotten review...

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 3, 2004 at 10:16 AM (EST)
    My Score:

    i really like this cd, but they were god awful live. so fucking bad live.

    -travis

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 3, 2004 at 10:03 AM (EST)
    My Score:

    i saw these guys live in Saskatoon, SK. i went to see Metric and Hot Hot Heat... and it turned out I'd end up enjoying these crazy bastards soooo much more. The CD is awesome, and definately see them live if you can.