A band with humble, local roots, The Liptonians have big city potential. Their newest album Let’s All March Back Into The Sea marches straight toward quality. With a wide variety of sounds and subject matter, the album is 11 tracks of imaginative pop-rock. Calling You Out combines a strong drum beat with steady, gentle vocals and poetic lyrics. March Back Into the Sea is nothing short of gorgeous and displays the keen skill of the band’s pianist, Matt Schellenberg. You Know I Did is a high-energy track that has everything from a glockenspiel to a tambourine. This isn’t Grade 4 music class though – sounds like you have never heard before emanate from this album. The Liptonians blur the line between authentic and synthetic instrumentals using an expanse of materials to weave truly unique tunes. This band is 100 per cent original.

Published in Volume 65, Number 19 of The Uniter (February 10, 2011)