Toronto’s Mean Red Spiders released their opus, Starsandsons, in 2000, to little lasting acclaim. On the one hand, the album came too late – their psychedelic, arty sensibilities were out of sync with the changing tides. On the other hand, it was too early – critics and fans didn’t have the right language to fully grok what the Mean Red Spiders were on about. But as contemporary
“shoegaze” and “dreampop” bands have mined the ‘90s aesthetic for their own sound, it’s given us a newfound appreciation for some overlooked classics, and Starsandsons is ready for a reappraisal . . .
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