Simon looks like Aidan Baker

I was listening to Nadja's newest release the other day, Under The Jaguar Sun, when it struck me that Aidan Baker, the man behind the music, looks a heck of a lot like my friend Simon. In comparing them, I see the differences, but the similarities outweigh the discrepancies. In fact, if you put some black rimmed glasses on Drea and cut her hair, she might pass as Leah Buckareff, the bassist in Nadja.

Nadja is playing in Vancouver on October 3rd, which happens to be right around when I will be reviewing Under The Jaguar Sun for the Silent Ballet. Woa, spoiler alert! The album is a double album, and the intent is to synch the two discs, playing them simultaneously. Two halves, good on their own, making up an even more impressive behemoth when combined. Kind of like a lasting relationship, like Simon and Drea have. Or like the one I have. I don't know about Aidan and Leah, but they're probably buddies at the least.

So my thoughts were that Simon and Drea could BE Nadja, if they wanted to behave dubiously. Both have metal and outsider music backgrounds, and could totally talk the part out. Drea would have to go to the thrift store and make uneducated choices to pull this off. At the very least, they could be Aidan and Leah's stunt doubles when they have to sneak out the back of the Rickshaw Theater, escaping the crushing love of their adoring fans. It's a parallel universe waiting to be capitalized on! And hell, while they're at it, they might as well perform as Nadja. It's not like playing their songs is HARD or anything. Just press play and be spooky, right? RIGHT? Heh. Maybe not, but Simon and Drea got skills, yo. They could be Nadja, pick up right where the old players left off in case they died in a freak ferry accident.

Sample this awesome double album here. Or better yet, go here to stream the whole thing. See? You can learn their songs for FREE and then BE Nadja, performing wherever you want. With all the material that Baker releases, he needs more versions of himself to please fans everywhere. "Nadja" is just "Aidan" in reverse, by the way, and I think "Nomisaerd" is just as cool a name.

I can't wait to see these people play, and then pretend that my friends just played, drop my TSB credentials, get all 67 Nadja releases for free, and go home amazed at my confidence and choice in shoegaze metal friends. This is gonna rule.