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Youth Group – Casino Twilight Dogs
Review — February 26, 2007
Australian-bred power-pop/indie-rock band Youth Group has returned with their second U.S. release, and third overall, with Casino Twilight Dogs and damn is it good. The dark and haunting lyrics matched with shimmering guitar chords and vocalist Toby Martin's smooth, pop-perfect delivery made 2004's Skeleton Jar a strange disc to behold …
Leftover Crack / Citizen Fish – Deadline
Review — April 2, 2007
Have you ever bought a split record that made absolutely no sense because the two bands sharing a disc sound nothing alike? As illogical a notion as it is, this phenomenon happens more often than you would think. Anyone remember those two splits The Lawrence Arms did with the Chinkees …
Smoke or Fire – This Sinking Ship
Review — May 8, 2007
Sophomore slumps are a bitch. Smoke or Fire's debut full-length, Above the City, was a nice, short, potent shot of melodic punk with introspective lyrics that felt honest and kept it simple, but This Sinking Ship sounds more like the band is trying too hard to prove that they're …
The Shins – Wincing the Night Away
Review — May 17, 2007
Mainstream indie pop may not be as popular as it was when "New Slang" dominated the world a short while ago, but that hasn't stopped The Shins from continually engineering contagious, almost viral, songs that affix themselves to your temporal lobe and snub your best attempts to remove them. "Sleeping …
The Draft – The Draft
Review — July 8, 2007
This self-titled EP from The Draft, a digital-only affair (No Idea also released two 7"s with the songs on them), is four songs that are leftovers from last year's In a Million Pieces, so if you didn't like the full-length, you won't like this, and if you did like …
