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Operators

I listen to a lot of music1. I go to a lot of live shows (over 30 last year, a new personal record!). And I try to keep my ears open to new artists and recommendations from friends2… but it’s been a long time since a band’s hooked me like Operators has.

Two summers ago I came across this post on Pitchfork, listened to True, and bought a ticket to see them at the Horseshoe, mostly based on how much of a fan I was of A Thing Called Divine Fits (also featuring Operators’ Dan Boeckner and Sam Brown). Despite only being familiar with about a third of their set (if that), I was absolutely blown away by the songs and the energy that the three-and-sometimes-four-piece filled the small club with (an onstage dance party even broke out).

That show kicked off an obsession. Since then I’ve seen the band every chance I’ve had. At the Danforth, opening for The New Pornographers. At the Garrison, at Adelaide Hall. My girlfriend and I even made plans to spend New Year’s in Montreal to see them one last time in 2015. I’ve watched just about every live session, listened to unreleased tracks like “I Die” over and over, and even tuned in to a live stream from Iceland during the middle of the day.

I think there are a few factors contributing to my Operators-mania. For one, they’re an absolutely first-class live act, and I’ve gotten to experience that firsthand several times now. And because until now they’d only released one EP (plus the excellent “Ecstasy In My House” single), that scarcity of material made me all the more eager for every new performance and tidbit of news. But mostly because they’re just that fucking great.

And now the album, Blue Wave, is finally here! And despite having built up so much anticipation and hype for it, somehow it’s managed to exceed my wildest expectations. The new songs are fantastic, and the older staples, like “Shape”, are somehow even better than before. The production and recording manages to recreate the band’s live sound, and then some! I wouldn’t have thought that Operators’ music could use some added saxophone, but wow, those sax parts are magic.

The bottom line: if you’re at all a fan of Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs, Divine Fits, synths, new wave, post-punk, or just great music you need to check out Operators. And in the meantime I’ll be listening to Blue Wave over and over, waiting for Dan, Devojka, Sam, and Dustin to come back to Toronto.

🎶😍🎶

Being able to listen to music and still concentrate on my work is one of the many things I love about software development! ↩

So much so that I’ve been working on an app to help keep track of new music I want to check out. More on that soon. ↩

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