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 EPOXIES
- Stop The Future (Fat
Wreck Chords) I really didn't like New Wave very much back when it was
really new. But this is the second record I've heard in the last
couple of years that has made me want to change my mind about this
particular sound. The other one was The Clones, on Dirtnap Records.
The Clones and The Epoxies are both from the same general geographic area,
so maybe there's something going on up in the Great Northwest that we
should know about. In any event, this is some very danceable, very
bouncy, very fun New Wave craziness. I was listening to in on my
walkman while riding the MBTA this afternoon, and I had a sudden urge to
just start jumping up and down and dancing in between the other
passengers. I resisted, but it wasn't easy. And I hate to
dance. The songs are mostly about how television is being used to
control all our minds, and other high-tech paranoia type stuff as that,
but the lyrics don't really matter one bit. One of the things that
make The Epoxies more interesting than old New Wave is that the drums
sound like real drums, not synthesized or electronic. Also, the
guitar playing is more ferocious and exciting than most old New Wave.
But that stuff doesn't really matter either. Just put it on, turn it
up, and jump around. You'll be glad you did.- Brian Mosher
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