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Mixtapes, “Ordinary Silence” LP
The longer Mixtapes has been around, the more I appreciate them. The group has an innate ability to write pop songs that rock. The harmonies on Ordinary Silence can certainly be sugary-sweet, but...
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The Ready Set’s Jordan Witzigreuter on remixes and future plans
Jordan Witzigreuter is better known as The Ready Set, the name under which he releases dancey, upbeat pop rock. Signed to Decaydance Records, ran by Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz, the Ready Set has...
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The Panic Beats, “Rest in Pieces” LP
Of all the things I love about Rest In Pieces, the new LP from the Panic Beats, what I love most is the fact that at least four of the tracks take their names from classic slasher trash cinema. For the...
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The #1s, “Sharon Shouldn’t” 7-inch
The #1s — in addition to being one of the hardest bands to find in our modern-day #hashtag culture — have been making quite a name for themselves in the pop underground as of late. They’ve put out two...
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Save Ends, “Warm Hearts, Cold Hands” LP
Fun times with indie-pop from Boston’s Save Ends. Their debut full-length after several years of EPs, Warm Hearts, Cold Hands is a harder-edged Dollyrots or Mixtapes. It’s super-poppy, and the whole...
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Podcast #107, “Rush to Judgment”
Recording this podcast, I was all kinds of excited about getting it done, doing a phone interview, and then heading out to enjoy some sunshine. The sunshine disappeared, some support screws sheared off...
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“A Man Called Destruction” flatly documents the life of Big Star’s Alex Chilton
It seems that Alex Chilton and Big Star are in the midst of a revival. It started with 2009′s Keep an Eye on the Sky, a box set that compiled music from all eras of Big Star’s existence and continued...
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Rev Gusto, “Still There” 7-inch
With the second installment of the Too Much Rock single series, we have the first-ever physical release from Kansas City power-pop group Rev Gusto. As longtime readers will recall, we were super-hyped...
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Josh Berwanger, “Oh Bis!” 7-inch
Kids! Kidskidskidskids! Guess what? Josh Berwanger put out a new single! And it’s part of the too Much Rock single series! And it has a cover of the Jags’ “Back of My Hand” on the b-side! I literally...
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Vacation Club, “Heaven Is Too High” LP
The first full-length from Indiana’s Vacation Club, Heaven Is Too High, took a couple listens to really work its way into rotation. Samuel James‘ vocals are an acquired taste — they’re high, they’re...
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