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Watatsumi

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Released: Sep 6, 2010

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Watatsumi
2:22
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Where On Earth
4:05
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I Would Dance With You (If I Knew How To)
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King Of Bicycles
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Can't Fool Me! (BaBaBa)
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General Info

Genre: Dutch pop / Pop / Powerpop
Location PORTLAND, Oregon, Un
Profile Views: 10148
Last Login: 10/5/2012
Member Since 6/21/2008
Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8veW91cnJpdmFsLmJhbmRjYW1wLmNvbS8=
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
[YOUTHFUL POWER POP] On the Bandcamp page for local power-pop group Your Rival, there’s a mention below the tracklist for the 360 Degree Sound! EP that notes the songs are “largely a one-man affair—which is hopefully not how I’ll record in the future.” That one man is young songwriter Mo Troper, and his confession is both a sincere statement and a total shock: The six songs on here sound like the work of a band that’s been cutting records for close to a decade. It’s almost uncanny how much these sturdy, catchy pop songs sound like Supertramp or Weezer before Rivers Cuomo enrolled at Harvard. Troper’s voice is a little higher than many rock singers, somewhere between a shout and all-out falsetto as he sings a set of energetic anthems. “King of Bicycles,” despite a few silly bits (maybe ax the kazoo next time, bro), is like Cheap Trick’s version of Big Star’s “In the Street” for the emo set, with a bopping melody and confident lead vocal. Even better is “Can’t Fool Me!” with its “ba ba ba” backing vocals and slippery chorus: “No one will come out to play/ What’s a boy to do?” Your Rival rounds out to a quartet for its live performances, but most of these songs would stand out with just Troper and an acoustic guitar. It’s a testament to the power of his songwriting, really; and even though these songs are sort of predictable, I still want to listen to them over and over again. With a little bit of seasoning, and a better recording budget, Troper and his band could really be onto something. Music styles and genres come and go like LaMarcus Aldridge’s post game, but solid power pop is always here to stay. MICHAEL MANNHEIMER.
Members
Mo Troper: vocals, guitar .. Jarret Domen: guitar .. Parker Johnson: electric bass guitar .. Nate Sonenfeld: drums .. .. ...represented on EP 2010 by: .. .. Mo Troper: everything that was not... .. .. ...most drums and miscellaneous snorts and hoots, performed by Gavin Bowes, and... .. ...all-star guest guitar on Watatsumi performed by Dubsack Domen 2k10
Influences
H.R. Pufnstuf, 10cc
Sounds Like
Unfashionable, sissy, bubblegum bullshit