Articles by Emily Orr

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  Operation Makeout

  Hang Loose

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  Hang Loose is the debut full-length from this Mint Records trio whose first EP was called, appropriately enough, First Base. And featured o...

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  Holopaw

  Holopaw

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  The debut outing by this Florida quintet (fronted by Ugly Casanova contributor John Orth) is a fragile lattice connected by unexpected soni...

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  The Scene Creamers

  I Suck On That Emotion

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  Ex-Nation of Ulysses front-man Ian Svenonious continues to pump out the political jams, this time preaching with a ’60s gospel choir and th...

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  Girls Are Short

  Early North American

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  One of the biggest compliments you can give an artist is that they sound like no one else. Well, Girls Are Short sound like no one else. Su...

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  Avia

  I See That Now…

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2003

  Already receiving recognition in his homeland France and the UK and tooted by the likes of Laurent Garnier and Richard Dorfmeister, Pierre...

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  Driver Of the Year

  Some Girls Would Say

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2003

  Influenced by classic rock à la Sabbath, Yes, and even Roxy Music, these Iowa indie scenesters avoid sounding derivative and retro by mixin...

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  Earlymay

  Stay Off Your Heels

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2003

  Earlymay is chock full of big emotions, big vocals, big visions, and big guitar sweeps straight to you from Big Rock, Michigan. They churn...

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  Remake Remodel

  12345 Accelerate

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2003

  This four piece from Down Under churns out standard grrrly garage rock with riffs that snarl and sass. Easy comparisons would claim that th...