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Surf City
We Knew It Was Not Going To Be Like This
Fire Records
I liked the first Surf City album and the earlier EP, because for all the obvious Velvet Underground/Sonic Youth-type influences it felt like the band had - or was arriving at - its own sound.
So it’s a bit of a disappointment to hear the new record not just reeking of the planned dreariness th…
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