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Old 07-07-2016, 03:16 PM   #158 (permalink)
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Never heard the Modern Lovers before. Not bad, but kinda tame.
On the other hand it probably kinda fits american driving velocities.
They're what pop punk would have been in the early seventies. They've got a fun simplicity about them that's just addictive though. But they're more than just some power pop group...



I mostly dig that for the drumming, but I think it has a low key, weird vibe that feels kinda like a more conventional form of VU's "Sister Ray".
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