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Gabriel Miller-Phillips — Shoot the Moon

Gabriel Miller-Phillips -- Shoot the Moon
Shoot the Moon, the latest EP from Brooklyn-based Gabriel Miller-Phillips, quietly showcases the talent of this promising singer/songwriter while breathing fresh air into today’s emerging new-folk scene.

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Tuesday, April 17, 2007
by Phil Duncan
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We Wrote the Book on Connectors — Almost the Mayors of Laser

We Wrote the Book on Connectors -- Almost the Mayors of Laser

If We Wrote the Book on Connectors were your little brother, you’d want to pinch his cheeks, get him in a playful headlock and proceed to give him a noogie. These silly songs about eating cake, severed limbs, and Mexican health supplements will make you grin as you bob your head up and down to the bouncy beats.

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Monday, April 16, 2007
by Cal Ledbetter
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The Saps — C’mon Already, Start A Fire

The Saps -- C’mon Already, Start A Fire
Hope The Saps have their suitcases packed, because they’ve made a thoroughly enjoyable album that deserves national attention.

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Tuesday, April 10, 2007
by imaginary ash
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Latest comment by: Anonymous: "Holy shit, I agree with Anon1 and this whole review. Too bad they haven't really become famous because their music is great! I'm mostly commenting because today when I read this article is a year from when Anon1 commented and 4 years from when this piece was ...

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Your Favorite Book — Scotch Hog

Your Favorite Book -- Scotch Hog
YFB’s understated acumen charms listeners with simplicity and authenticity. There’s still little sign of a drum set, but who needs that when you have catchy acoustic guitar strums intertwined with apartment-style’d narratives, recorded with disarmingly lo-fi DIY enthusiasm.

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Wednesday, April 4, 2007
by imaginary liz
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Pufferfish — Hello Zero

Pufferfish -- Hello Zero
The album is full of boot-tapping Americana tinged with static and smoky vocals; it's a lonely country highway beautifully littered with fragments of blues, country, rock, and electro-pop.

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Wednesday, April 4, 2007
by Phil Duncan
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Bad Dream Good Breakfast — Nothing Broken, Nothing Damaged

Bad Dream Good Breakfast -- Nothing Broken, Nothing Damaged
As I continued to listen, it dawned on me that practically the entire CD felt like one giant decrescendo. Was that what bugged me? I am a sucker for rising action, after all.

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Monday, April 2, 2007
by Jeremy Downing
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Latest comment by: Chad: "I agree that the album grows on you and that they seem a bit cautios... I think they might have taken the critique to heart however as there are some rockin surprises in thier live show now."

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Friday Mile — Love & Gasoline

Friday Mile -- Love & Gasoline
Friday Mile brings to mind some of the finest power-pop bands around.

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Wednesday, March 7, 2007
by ChrisB
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The Quiet Ones — Nite You Surprised Me

The Quiet Ones -- Nite You Surprised Me
The Quiet Ones believe that more is more, when done right — and they do it right.

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Friday, March 2, 2007
by Craig Vinyl
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah — Some Loud Thunder

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah -- Some Loud Thunder
After recording possibly the catchiest song in the last few years, they seem to have decided to reject the idea that they should write irresistible indie-pop gems.

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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
by Erik Gonzalez
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The Blakes — The Blakes

The Blakes
The band mesh jangly, Brit-infused guitars with loads of pure pop bliss and a splash of sloppy beer-swilling...

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Monday, February 12, 2007
by imaginary stella
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Latest comment by: indiessance: "Two Times is one of those raw genuine songs that bands like Ramones put out. They claim to have written it in 7 seconds, but it's not a one line song."