I realize I have not updated in forever but check out the new I Refuse review and interview! Speaks Fork-Tongued is the latest release from band I Refuse from just over the border in Ottawa, Ontario. This new five-track collection takes bold steps towards a breakthrough record. Although the band speaks strongly of influences dating back to Nirvana and Snapcase, I don’t find that the record makes the connection to either. Speaks Fork-Tongued takes us on a five-song journey that portrays a message that feels like a hardcore band but is sincerely just good old rock and roll. Although this record has a distinctly clean sound, it reeks of radio singles in the best possible way. The best song on the record is the last, and is incidentally the title track. Upon listening, there is a spark of Sonic Youth in a very Daydream Nation fashion which subsides before the song gets off its feet. All in all, Speaks Fork-Tongued is a charismatic release but requires a certain listener. I spoke with Dominic Maggiolo, one of I Refuse’s guitarists about the record after the band’s video shoot. Ashley Saupp: What was the recording process like? Dominic Maggiolo: We recorded in Ottawa with our friend Frank in his home studio. It took about a month to finish all five songs and we would go into the studio 2-3 times a week recording each instrument separately. The idea was that we wanted a very clean sound and we all brought different ideas into the studio. AS: A major turning point with Canadian bands has been this resurgence in retro punk of the 1980s. Bands like F****d Up, Career Suicide, and even your hometown friends in Vicious Cycle; do you think your band is trying to do the same with 1990s grunge rock? DM: Those bands are great and I think there is much to appreciate with what they are doing. I think we are taking the best part of 90s and moving forward. We are just trying to make way. AS: Coming from Ottawa, you guys have toured both your home country and the United States. What are some of the differences? DM: The major difference is how cheap the states are in comparison to home. It makes touring a lot more affordable. Another thing is the difference in scenes. At home we appeal to an older crowd and on tour in the states the ages vary. I also noticed a lot of positivity in the States. AS: What are you listening to right now? DM: Lately, it’s been the new Pissed Jeans record. I also listen to a lot of old stuff when I am working out like, Bad Religion and older AFI circa Shut Your Mouth. AS: Any last words? DM: Yeah, eat locally! Or wait, Stay Gourmet! Check out I refuse at http://www.myspace.com/irefusehc. Speaks Fork-Tongued was officially released on August 24th on Finish What You Started records. You can pick up the CD at www.fwysrecords.com. Be on the lookout for the vinyl and iTunes release coming soon.
I realize I have not updated in forever but check out the new I Refuse review and interview!

Speaks Fork-Tongued is the latest release from band I Refuse from just over the border in Ottawa, Ontario. This new five-track collection takes bold steps towards a breakthrough record. Although the band speaks strongly of influences dating back to Nirvana and Snapcase, I don’t find that the record makes the connection to either. Speaks Fork-Tongued takes us on a five-song journey that portrays a message that feels like a hardcore band but is sincerely just good old rock and roll. Although this record has a distinctly clean sound, it reeks of radio singles in the best possible way. The best song on the record is the last, and is incidentally the title track. Upon listening, there is a spark of Sonic Youth in a very Daydream Nation fashion which subsides before the song gets off its feet. All in all, Speaks Fork-Tongued is a charismatic release but requires a certain listener.

I spoke with Dominic Maggiolo, one of I Refuse’s guitarists about the record after the band’s video shoot.

Ashley Saupp: What was the recording process like?

Dominic Maggiolo: We recorded in Ottawa with our friend Frank in his home studio. It took about a month to finish all five songs and we would go into the studio 2-3 times a week recording each instrument separately. The idea was that we wanted a very clean sound and we all brought different ideas into the studio.

AS: A major turning point with Canadian bands has been this resurgence in retro punk of the 1980s. Bands like F****d Up, Career Suicide, and even your hometown friends in Vicious Cycle; do you think your band is trying to do the same with 1990s grunge rock?

DM: Those bands are great and I think there is much to appreciate with what they are doing. I think we are taking the best part of 90s and moving forward. We are just trying to make way.

AS: Coming from Ottawa, you guys have toured both your home country and the United States. What are some of the differences?

DM: The major difference is how cheap the states are in comparison to home. It makes touring a lot more affordable. Another thing is the difference in scenes. At home we appeal to an older crowd and on tour in the states the ages vary. I also noticed a lot of positivity in the States.

AS: What are you listening to right now?

DM: Lately, it’s been the new Pissed Jeans record. I also listen to a lot of old stuff when I am working out like, Bad Religion and older AFI circa Shut Your Mouth.

AS: Any last words?

DM: Yeah, eat locally! Or wait, Stay Gourmet!

Check out I refuse at http://www.myspace.com/irefusehc. Speaks Fork-Tongued was officially released on August 24th on Finish What You Started records. You can pick up the CD at www.fwysrecords.com. Be on the lookout for the vinyl and iTunes release coming soon.

I realize I have not updated in forever but check out the new I Refuse review and interview! Speaks Fork-Tongued is the latest release from band I Refuse from just over the border in Ottawa, Ontario. This new five-track collection takes bold steps towards a breakthrough record. Although the band speaks strongly of influences dating back to Nirvana and Snapcase, I don’t find that the record makes the connection to either. Speaks Fork-Tongued takes us on a five-song journey that portrays a message that feels like a hardcore band but is sincerely just good old rock and roll. Although this record has a distinctly clean sound, it reeks of radio singles in the best possible way. The best song on the record is the last, and is incidentally the title track. Upon listening, there is a spark of Sonic Youth in a very Daydream Nation fashion which subsides before the song gets off its feet. All in all, Speaks Fork-Tongued is a charismatic release but requires a certain listener. I spoke with Dominic Maggiolo, one of I Refuse’s guitarists about the record after the band’s video shoot. Ashley Saupp: What was the recording process like? Dominic Maggiolo: We recorded in Ottawa with our friend Frank in his home studio. It took about a month to finish all five songs and we would go into the studio 2-3 times a week recording each instrument separately. The idea was that we wanted a very clean sound and we all brought different ideas into the studio. AS: A major turning point with Canadian bands has been this resurgence in retro punk of the 1980s. Bands like F****d Up, Career Suicide, and even your hometown friends in Vicious Cycle; do you think your band is trying to do the same with 1990s grunge rock? DM: Those bands are great and I think there is much to appreciate with what they are doing. I think we are taking the best part of 90s and moving forward. We are just trying to make way. AS: Coming from Ottawa, you guys have toured both your home country and the United States. What are some of the differences? DM: The major difference is how cheap the states are in comparison to home. It makes touring a lot more affordable. Another thing is the difference in scenes. At home we appeal to an older crowd and on tour in the states the ages vary. I also noticed a lot of positivity in the States. AS: What are you listening to right now? DM: Lately, it’s been the new Pissed Jeans record. I also listen to a lot of old stuff when I am working out like, Bad Religion and older AFI circa Shut Your Mouth. AS: Any last words? DM: Yeah, eat locally! Or wait, Stay Gourmet! Check out I refuse at http://www.myspace.com/irefusehc. Speaks Fork-Tongued was officially released on August 24th on Finish What You Started records. You can pick up the CD at www.fwysrecords.com. Be on the lookout for the vinyl and iTunes release coming soon.
I realize I have not updated in forever but check out the new I Refuse review and interview!

Speaks Fork-Tongued is the latest release from band I Refuse from just over the border in Ottawa, Ontario. This new five-track collection takes bold steps towards a breakthrough record. Although the band speaks strongly of influences dating back to Nirvana and Snapcase, I don’t find that the record makes the connection to either. Speaks Fork-Tongued takes us on a five-song journey that portrays a message that feels like a hardcore band but is sincerely just good old rock and roll. Although this record has a distinctly clean sound, it reeks of radio singles in the best possible way. The best song on the record is the last, and is incidentally the title track. Upon listening, there is a spark of Sonic Youth in a very Daydream Nation fashion which subsides before the song gets off its feet. All in all, Speaks Fork-Tongued is a charismatic release but requires a certain listener.

I spoke with Dominic Maggiolo, one of I Refuse’s guitarists about the record after the band’s video shoot.

Ashley Saupp: What was the recording process like?

Dominic Maggiolo: We recorded in Ottawa with our friend Frank in his home studio. It took about a month to finish all five songs and we would go into the studio 2-3 times a week recording each instrument separately. The idea was that we wanted a very clean sound and we all brought different ideas into the studio.

AS: A major turning point with Canadian bands has been this resurgence in retro punk of the 1980s. Bands like F****d Up, Career Suicide, and even your hometown friends in Vicious Cycle; do you think your band is trying to do the same with 1990s grunge rock?

DM: Those bands are great and I think there is much to appreciate with what they are doing. I think we are taking the best part of 90s and moving forward. We are just trying to make way.

AS: Coming from Ottawa, you guys have toured both your home country and the United States. What are some of the differences?

DM: The major difference is how cheap the states are in comparison to home. It makes touring a lot more affordable. Another thing is the difference in scenes. At home we appeal to an older crowd and on tour in the states the ages vary. I also noticed a lot of positivity in the States.

AS: What are you listening to right now?

DM: Lately, it’s been the new Pissed Jeans record. I also listen to a lot of old stuff when I am working out like, Bad Religion and older AFI circa Shut Your Mouth.

AS: Any last words?

DM: Yeah, eat locally! Or wait, Stay Gourmet!

Check out I refuse at http://www.myspace.com/irefusehc. Speaks Fork-Tongued was officially released on August 24th on Finish What You Started records. You can pick up the CD at www.fwysrecords.com. Be on the lookout for the vinyl and iTunes release coming soon.

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