Track of the Day: ‘Beatnik’ by Comet Gain
“Love Without Lies” might have made a prominent appearance in Xavier Dolan’s Les Amours Imaginaires, but “Beatnik,” another track from Comet Gain’s excellent singles collection Broken Record Prayers, is worth writing an entire movie around. A distorted retro stomp (it’s actually a cover of a tune by The Clean) with a blown-out organ sound from hipster heaven, it’s a thundering theme song for an imaginary protagonist.
Comet Gain have a guest-studded new LP, Howl of the Lonely Crowd, due out soon, but for now, here’s “Beatnik”:
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Simon Howell is a new Toronto transplant, having divided the rest of his time between Halifax and Montreal. He joined Sound On Sight in 2008 and has since become a member of the OFCS (Online Film Critics Society). Currently he co-hosts and co-produces Sound On Sight Radio as well as the Televerse TV podcast, and obtained a BFA in Film Studies from Concordia University in the spring of 2012. His favorite films include F for Fake, Brazil, Stroszek, The Fog of War, Grave of the Fireflies and In a Lonely Place. Simon's Twitter handle is @suckerhowell. 
