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Bloc Party - Your Visits Are Getting Shorter

Bloc Party
Bloc Party - Your Visits Are Getting Shorter: Intimacy
Atlantic

Tue Oct 28 2008 · Posted in Songs on littleradio.com

Bloc Party - Mercury

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Video for Bloc Party's new single Mercury (Atlantic).

Tue Jul 8 2008 · Posted in Music Videos on littleradio.com

Reverse Reviews : The Lemonheads, It’s A Shame About Ray (1992)

THE LEMONHEADS - IT'S A SHAME ABOUT RAY

ATLANTIC (1992)

In the late 80s there were a few bands that started in the punk/hardcore scene and changed into something different. First releases from bands like The Replacements, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Husker Du were heavier and faster, like the music that surrounded them at the time, but they all took a chance and made something great and new. The Lemonheads were one of these bands who ended up light years from their debut of Hate Your Friends by the end. Arguably, they progressed with a more melodic sound, helping create this thing that critics and record store owners began defining as "indie rock." It was an easier way to categorize bands other than 'alternative' and sat at the in-between world of college rock. Around the time The Lemonheads put out It's a Shame About Ray, singer/songwriter Evan Dando had become a teen icon, literally, being featured in teen magazines as a young musician and heart-throb…and dating stars like Wynona Rider didn't hurt. The acclaim faded quick, but the record has lasted as a mainstay and an indie classic for a reason. This is beautiful pop sensibility textured with a mix of acoustic and driving guitars. Its catchy riffs and upbeat backdrop, mixed with an early 90s college rock melody, kept the songs fresh and new while keeping fans of the genre interested. Lyrics of love songs, tragedy and happiness and the perfect closing tune, a punk pop cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson," seemed to show both their underground roots and a love of classic American singer/songwriter muses.

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