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press darlings...
'This wicked two-guitar quartet comes rudely smashing
down the door with a sound that makes one think of first LP
(pre-grungy) Dinosaur Jr., or the younger Shudder To Think with a harsher,
more throaty singer. A curious mix of plaintive songwriting and great,
tuneful singing with a hepped-up, violent streak in the bass/drums/guitar.'
(The Big Takeover)
... will be the next great pop band to
come out of New York City.' (Smug)
Pop-infused tunes with whacked out, noisy guitar...no
fussiness, just a damn good little piece of vinyl.' (Flipside)
'These guys will be making more waves than Miss America during a parade.' (Freedom Of
Expression')
Real songs sung by real people, with dynamic vocals that actually make sense,
and interesting guitar textures. This immediately made me want to kick myself for not seeing them live yet.' (Jersey Beat)
'These guys are hip!' (Swill)
... first single (Puddle Records) was recorded by James Murphy (LCD Soundsytem) and received considerable college-radio airplay nationally as well as critical praise. The full-length CD Wanna Drag? (Yum) was produced by Wharton Tiers (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr.) and also received favorable reviews.
The band will reunite this coming summer and previously unreleased tracks may be released.
Various Artists
The East Village
The cyber-soap East Village, launched last spring, has now embarked on an accompanying soundtrack.
Including such unheard-ofs as Jenifer Convertible and Thundering Lizards, the disc is refreshingly raw.
The first CD ever inspired by a Web site, the gritty sounds come from bands indigenous to the East Village neighborhood.
Track number one, called "Car Song" is a funky song with a kick-ass beat. In fact, all the tunes have a similar tone that's almost too cool.
Appealing to that twentysomething, grungey/punk crowd, The East Village, is a little bit like listening to that unsuccessful-but-never-forgotten Fox show, "The Heights." But, with songs that the older siblings of The Heights characters would play.
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