With the heartfelt, boyish falsettos, spaced-out guitars, and soaring emotional climaxes, dawntreader has all the key ingredients of your favorite British modern rock band. Turns out, they hail from Canada, where all the great bands seem to be coming from these days.
quote: "Dawntreader's Thoughts of an Exile is one of the most accomplished and intriguing local debuts in recent memory. The nine-song collection of melodic, guitar-driven alt-pop winners strikes a fine balance between moodiness and bliss, between headphone-friendly sonic experimentation and solid songwriting." -john lucas, the georgia straight