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Short Cuts
February 7th, 2007I feel bad giving these releases the short end of the critical stick, but I’d rather share ‘em with you now rather than wait for my lazy ass to get around to them later.
Hail Social, “Heaven” (from _Modern Love and Death_)
A pretty heavy Hall & Oates vibe going on here, which begs me to ask: who gets to wear the John Oates moustache in the band, or do they take turns with each show? It’s hard to figure out where the band ends and the influence begins here — but glad to see this band finally releasing something after a couple quiet years.
The Buddyrevelles, “Steely Duran” (from _Don’t Quit_)
If the news of Rainier Maria’s breakup left you pining for some good ol’ 90’s style emo-midwestern-heart-on-your-sleeve rock, look no further. Most of the time, these sort of bands do not have actually good, very very technically proficient singers (and I’ll go out on a limb here to say the majority of indie rock is guilty of this too). The ‘revelles Aaron Grant never takes this knowledge for granted once throughout the course of their third and newest album. I am very amused by the title of this song, hence the pick.