In 2007 I wasn't in the best place musically. I had been working in the music industry since 2000. I'd been exposed to countless mediocre and even more terrible bands. I felt like I hadn't heard too much to really excite me in such a long time. Frankly, I was completely burned out on music. Aside from the occasional John Reis project, I was just kind of over everything. The Statues fixed that.
I heard of the record New People Make Us Nervous from a friend of mine named Omar who lived in Montreal. We both came up on some of the same awesome Canadian power pop punk bands and he assured me that I would dig this band called Statues. I emailed the band and bought a copy from them. I was totally blown away.
This band played such incredibly catchy music. They had ridiculous energy and hooks for days. I was enthralled. I told everyone I knew about this band. I started hunting down every crazy variant of every crazy record. I just couldn't get enough. Sadly, Statues recently played their last show up in Canada. I never got the chance to see them play live, which is a crime. Though I didn't like their most recent full length, Holiday Cops, anywhere near as much as New People Make Us Nervous, I will never forget how that record opened up my eyes and reminded me that even though I'm getting older, there is still new music worth listening to.
LPs:
Statues - Aux - Ptrash - Black Vinyl
Statues - Aux - Ptrash - Black Vinyl - #87/100, Record Release Show Version
Statues - New People Make Us Nervous - Ptrash - Black Vinyl - #30/99, Pink Cover, European Version
Statues - New People Make Us Nervous - Ptrash - Black Vinyl - #329/364, Yellow Cover, European Version
Statues - New People Make Us Nervous - Radio81 - Black Vinyl - #210/400, Yellow Cover
Statues - New People Make Us Nervous - Radio81 - Black Vinyl - #59/100, Pink Cover
Statues - New People Make Us Nervous - Radio81 - Black Vinyl - #16/200, Euro Tour Version, Black & Red Cover
Statues - New People Make Us Nervous - Ptrash - Red Vinyl - Pink TV Cover, European Version
Statues - New People Make Us Nervous - Deranged - Black Vinyl - Pink TV Cover
Statues - Holiday Cops - Ptrash - Black Vinyl
Statues - Holiday Cops - Ptrash - Black Vinyl - #70/100, Ptrash Club Version
Statues - Holiday Cops - Ptrash - Black Vinyl - #49/60, Record Release Version
7"s:
Statues - Attention Shoppers - Basement Fire - Black Vinyl
Statues - Same Bodies Same Faces - Deranged - Black Vinyl
Statues - Crooked Fingers - Ptrash / FDH - Purple Vinyl - #41/100, Ptrash Club Version, Screened Cover
Statues - Crooked Fingers - Ptrash / FDH - Purple Vinyl
Statues - Broken Hands - Plasic Idol - Clear Vinyl
Statues - We're Disparate - Ptrash / House Party - Black Vinyl
Statues - We're Disparate - Ptrash / House Party - Black Vinyl - /150, Ptrash Club Version, Screened Cover
Statues - Uptime - Ptrash - Black Vinyl - #100/100, Ptrash Club Version, Screened Cover
Statues - Uptime - Ptrash - Black Vinyl
Missing: Holiday Cops LP on Deranged. I just never picked it up for some reason. I will grab it eventually.
I couldn't find anything streaming anywhere from the best Statues record New People Make Us Nervous aside from this live version of Living In Lines. Sound quality isn't so great.
Statues - Living In Lines (Live):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MID-TRPyEFo&feature=related
Statues - Reflex:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMoouQmj_3Y&feature=related
Statues - Fine Tuned:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pD-_cvt5qk&feature=related
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