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Because we love our devoted brigade
of PR flaks with all our hearts (and any other parts of our bodies that
they'll let us expose) - and because they send us so much free shizit now
that it has become virtually impossible to review and interview every band -
we've fallen back on the character trait that landed us at this third-rate
publishing house to begin with: laziness.
Each month, Quick Hits will
give you several bits of data to help your all-important purchase decision:
a photo of the band or album cover to stoke your fantasies; a spot review -- so we feel like
we actually did something; a thumbs up or thumbs down buying guide -- so we
can exert our mighty market power, and an MP3 or WMA sample -- so you can tell us to
go screw and decide if you like the bands yourself.
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The Merediths |
A Closed Universe (EP) |
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Debauchery Records |
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Zach Braff (Garden State) told us it
was cool to listen to pop again, and everyone seems to have taken it to
heart. If you're the one who skips through the folk filler on the GS
soundtrack to get to The Shins and Frou Frou songs, you'll dig on The
Merediths' debut EP -- a solid first effort that might put Louisville's
music scene on the map.
We see opening-act grunt work on someone's national tour and maybe a
soundtrack appearance of their own in The Merediths' future... but
whoever compared them to the Pixies should have his head examined. |
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Homo
Erectus |
Pick this up!
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Greater California |
Somber Wurlitzer |
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Wishingtree Records |
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If Jim Morrison never were born, The Doors
might have sounded a lot like Somber Wurlitzer: Ray
Manzarek-inspired keyboard-driven tracks propelled by, well, a
Wurlitzer.
Probably the type of record only Generation Y Doors aficionados and
hard-core audiophiles will ever appreciate, but the ambition behind the
composition is admirable, the band is tight, and Somber Wurlitzer is a
high-quality abum -- even if no one is likely to buy it.
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The Appearing |
Pick this up! |
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The Mattoid |
Eternifinity |
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Cleft Music |
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What do you get when you cross Danzig with
Right Said Fred? The train wreck that is The Mattoid.
This audio accident careens off the cliff with the first track 'Joy' --
a combination of staccato spoken word, growling, and Euro-style disco --
and it takes 21 minutes of ESL-level lyrics before it mercifully
shatters on the bedrock.
Worth downloading a track just for the humor factor. |
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Joy |
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Want more free music and
reviews from bands like Autolux, Racetrack and more? Check the Quick Hits
2005 Winter Archive
here! |
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