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The M/F Thread 2009: The Quickening
Yossarian:
The Electric Soft Parade - No Need to be Downhearted
This is – I have to say – the perfect Pop-record. Seriously: There might be others up to the challenge, but in my book none surpasses the effort made by the White-brothers on this, their third, album. It's literally loaded with beautiful hooks and melodies. After scoring a (relative) hit with their debut Holes in the Wall in '02, the Whites (also known for their side-project Brakes alongside Eamon Hamilton of British Sea Power fame) went through some dire times, when the followup “American Adventure“ failed at the counter, eventually leading to the band being dropped by their record company. Still, they managed to put together one of the catchiest and most positive records I happened to come across in 2007. Definitely one of the best things to emerge from musical Britain that year (with Tones of Town by Field Music being a close contender). It still runs on a regular basis in my CD and hasn't lost an inch of its appeal since I first heard it. This certainly isn't just „Happy-Go-Lucky-Music“, but it's giving me a good feeling each time I listen to it. And, given the current state of affairs in a collapsing world economy, its mantra might prove even more relevant today than it did in '07. So: Enjoy.
(I didn't quite like any of the reviews I found, neither good, nor bad ones, but here is at least one, that – though it's a bit lengthy – I concur with in most parts: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/the-electric-soft-parade-no-need-to-be-downhearted)
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Mr. Tool:
LEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAKKKKKKKK
Junior Boys - Begone Dull Care
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spoon_of_grimbo:
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Thursday - Common Existence
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i'd forgotten they had a new one coming out! strangely, ACBTLD is the only album of theirs that's actually interested me (i haven't checked out the EP and split releases they've done since, but their older stuff bores me). i'm gonna resist downloading this, cuz i have a habit of waiting ages before i actually buy an album i've already downloaded, and i want a physical copy of this...
Clapyourhandssaywhhaatt:
Know Think-Clean Closet EP
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For those of us who enjoy Colossal, Kinsella-like music, just all around good stuff, this is good.
Pavement-Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
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I didn't see this on here and figured it should be. It's gotten a 4/5 by Rolling Stone and a 10/10 on other reviews.
I just couldn't pick a review that I liked. Sorry.
The Whitest Boy Alive-Dreams
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Here is a review by Prefix Mag.com
http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/the-whitest-boy-alive/dreams/15673/#review
michaelicious:
I was thinking of uploading that Know Think EP with a couple of other EPs that are long out of print by bands that I like that have since broken up. They are a pretty sweet band. They seem like really cool dudes too. Hopefully they stick around for awhile and release a full-length.
Sound As Language is a pretty awesome website that seems to talk about bands like this a lot if you are interested.
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