Glass Candy

I just got into Toronto a few hours ago for North by Northeast, Canada's burgeoning response to the immensely popular South by Southwest in Austin.  Tonight I'm off to Wrongbar to catch a performance by Glass Candy, a duo from Portland that's been consistently releasing the best Italo-disco outside of Italy.  Their Feeling Without Touching EP, released in February on Italians Do It Better, ventures into some territory not explored on their classic 2007 album B/E/A/T/B/O/X, but Ida No's icy vocals still fit Johnny Jewel's moody synth-pop productions like a glove.  From the immediately catchy "Feeling Without Touching" to the introspective, sax-driven "Sugar and Whitebread" to the paranoid "Covered In Bugs" to the percussion-less closer "Shine Like Gold and Diamonds," this EP covers a lot of ground and is one hell of a good listen.  My favorite tracks are "Feeling Without Touching" and "Sugar and Whitebread," but I highly recommend downloading the whole EP from iTunes - you'll get a couple instrumentals as a bonus.  Enjoy!

Glass Candy - Feeling Without Touching

Glass Candy - Sugar and Whitebread