Vancouver based Edmonton Kyle McCrea & Conrad Black (not the crook) have joined forces to bring us Wild Ways. We have here a modern new-wave synthesis of dead pan vocals delivered over electronics avec distorted axe that would have New Order themselves giving the fatherly nod. ‘Teen Springs’, a racing pulse of distant arpeggios, chants “Run like the buffalo!” directly into this reviewer’s heart. Perhaps it will chant something into yours as well. Bon appetit: