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Third album from Ottawa's Hollerado.

"Hollerado aren't exactly known for writing pop songs, but the Ottawa band's new album, Born Yesterday, features one of the most radio-ready rock songs of the year: "Don't Shake."

That tune starts off with finger-snap percussion, faintly throbbing guitar fretting and front man Menno Versteeg's husky but subdued singing about finding someone to love. The chorus features the shouting, punk-y singing that has become Hollerado's trademark, but ends with a swanky guitar lick and surprisingly smooth phrasing from Versteeg about equally "steady hands."

That versatility is thrilling, and it's showcased throughout the record: on the soft-loud to and fro of "I Got You 1"; the muscular percussion straining against the yearning chorus on "Eloise"; and the spare, staccato guitar intro on "Rollerskater," which contrasts with the full-throated sing-along "doo woo woos" on the chorus." - Exclaim

1 Born Yesterday
2 Don't Shake
3 Brick Wall
4 Grief Money
5 I Got You
6 Rollerskater
7 Sorry You're Alright
8 Eloise
9 Better Than The Cure
10 Age Of Communication
11 If It Is Love