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Unnamed reader: But Naustin, I thought this was a 90's music blog!? This album came out in 2001! Hardly appropriate if you ask me.
Me: It's early 2000's, so it's all cool.
Unnamed reader: You're right, I'm sorry.
*The two former verbal combatants embrace warmly, as if they are old friends reunited*
Bird 3? Bird cubed? Not sure which these guys prefer.
The Allmusic review and Amazon product description make Foo Fighters comparisons. Personally, while I do hear it, I wouldn't stop there. While Greg Coates does have a bit of a Grohl-ian delivery, and songs like "Mess" and "Glow" have a certain "anthemic je ne sais quoi" akin to early Foo Fighters stuff, there's something else going on here...Maybe a dash of "Green Album" era Weezer? Dare I say, even a tiny pinch of Blink 182 at their most earnest?
Have a listen to standout track "Girl Next Door", where Foo Fighters-isms are tempered by razor sharp, modern pop-punk hooks. These are the kind of hooks that bore into the skull like a musical trepanning device, and embed themselves in the medial temporal lobe with medical precision. Click the link below for a giddy 2 minutes and 29 seconds!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXM3JQmAIgI
And if you enjoyed that, have a listen to this other standout: "Forgot Your Name"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFfPa6R9d0Y
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