Recording: Unnatural Ways

Artist: Unnatural Ways

Song: The Runaway Song

Recorded at Yonge-Dundas Square (Intersection Day 3), August 31, 2019.

Unnatural Ways - The Runaway Song

Once more, Tad Michalak's Burn Down the Capital brought a full day's worth of entertainment to the concrete canyon of Yonge-Dundas Square. Random passers-by would occasionally stop and regard the proceedings with curiosity, bemusement or disdain while in the background the thrum of the busker's amplification outside Eaton Centre seems to grow louder every year, sharing the sonic space with sirens and engine roars. This was perhaps the day's most strightahead rockin' set, but Ava Mendoza's trio definitely skewed towards art rock rather than power pop. Post-punk inasmuch as their extended jams echoed Television more than the Dead, there were some really interesting touches here, including Mendoza's sci-fi lyrics and bassist Tim Dahl's synth pedal shenanigans.