MERMAIDS Say Youre Alive

mermaids debut at the gladstone, toronto. sarah liss, eye weekly the new project from exOrgan frontwoman Katie Sketch. Mermaids is best described as an allgirl supergroup with Tobey Black and Maija Martin (formerly of VanCity Mint Records popsters The Gay) on drums and accordion respectively, as well as Lullabye Arkestra s Katia Taylor on powerhouse bass. It s still in the rudimentary stages, but their overall sound is mournful, lush artpop, with ragged folk edges that stem from Ma