Awkward Stage, The
Slimming Mirrors, Flattering Lights
In our current cluttered musical climate, The Awkward Stage's sophomore record is an audiophile's oasis where the band successfully combines clever lyrics and courageous arrangements into 12 brilliant and brutally honest pop gems. A refreshing record. It is a fragile yet triumphant record, and possesses a rare cohesive beauty. The Awkward Stage began as the recording project of multiinstrumentalist, Shane Nelken. You may remember Shane as one of Carl Newman's henchmen in The AC Newman Band, or from. The Awkward Stage also features Tygh Runyan (The Beans) on lead guitar, percussionist Tony Koelwyn (Bossanova), and Chris Mitchell (of the Vancouver Symphony) on trumpet. Tygh is also an accomplished actor and can also be spotted in Snakes on a Plane. Seriously! Tracklisting: The Sun Goes Down on Girlsville, Your Heart Serves Only You, Anime Eyes, (Prettier...), Skeletal Blonde, Hey, Modern School Girl, Only Good Days Caught on Camera, (Than...), True Love on Three with Feeling, We Dreamt of Houses, I Hurt the Ones that Love Me, (Them...), Youth Is a War, Mini Skirt of X-mas Lights, Dandelion.