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Do Make Say Think

Do Make Say Think brought their post-rock stylings to the Enwave Theatre last night for the last of 3 concerts at the venue. Overall, the venue impressed me. Nice balcony seating, awesome acoustics and a pretty great location right in front of the Harbourfront Centre.

Opening act The Happiness Project (made up of members from DMST) had me skeptical when they first started, but eventually won me over. The album is made up of personal stories set to music. The build-up of “Vanessa”, a neighbour who was born deaf talking about her ability to hear music with cochlear implants, is a gem.

DMST Brass Section

DMST also impressed with some awesome instrumentation and slow builds to climaxes of epic proportions. My personal highlight was “Make” but most of the songs were about 10 minutes long so it’s hard to remember. To be honest, DMST isn’t really my sort of music. I guess I’m more of the instant gratification type. With that said, patience paired with a song by DMST pays off. Definitely an experience that I’d love to repeat.

Justin Small of Do Make Say Think

Now stay tuned to this blog over the next few weeks for my year-end lists including: 10 worst lyrics of 2009, 10 best albums of the decade and 10 best songs of the decade.