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Sneer · 07-22-2011, 12:48 AM

Great album, The Magic City is almost on par - definitely worth listening to.

The likes of Helium, Silkworm etc were those second tier 90s American Indie Rock bands that never quite reached the levels of reverence enjoyed by, say, Pavement, Modest Mouse, Yo La Tengo, Sebadoh and GBV, but that's not a reflection on their quality, I think DOL is certainly up there with This is a Long Drive... and Wowee Zowee, but arguably falls short of the highest echelons of the era.

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Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Great album, The Magic City is almost on par - definitely worth listening to. The likes of Helium, Silkworm etc were those second tier 90s American Indie Rock bands that never quite reached the levels of reverence enjoyed by, say, Pavement, Modest Mouse, Yo La Tengo, Sebadoh and GBV, but that's not a reflection on their quality, I think DOL is certainly up there with This is a Long Drive... and Wowee Zowee, but arguably falls short of the highest echelons of the era. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show Last edited by Sneer; 07-22-2011 at 03:04 AM.