Articles by Sofi Papamarko

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  Two Hours Traffic

  Little Jabs

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2007

  On their second full-length release, Two Hours Traffic showcase an accomplished musicianship that defies their years (average age: 22). The...

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  Deleted Scenes

  Deleted Scenes

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2007

  File this Washington, DC indie rock band under "most likely to succeed.” Opening with drum work conspicuously cribbed from Sweet’s "Ballroo...

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  Patients

  Get Well Soon

  PUBLISHED May 23, 2007

  It’s fitting that the Patients named their debut Get Well Soon, since certain band members offered their bodies up for medical testing in o...

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  Neins Circa

  Sleeves And Wigs

  PUBLISHED May 22, 2007

  Listening to Sleeves And Wigs, one gets the impression that the Neins Circa don’t quite know where they stand musically. The Vancouver quar...

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  The Poems

  Young America

  PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2007

  In elementary school, whenever the teacher uttered the words "group work,” my stomach would sink like a stone. Glasgow’s the Poems probably...

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  Icicles

  Arrivals & Departures

  PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2007

  The Icicles should have selected a warmer-sounding name. It’s a shame that the Icicle Melts is already taken because that’s a pretty good d...

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  Kings of Leon

  Because of the Times

  PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2007

  Fans of the band’s previous outings might be a little disappointed with their much-anticipated third album. Because Of The Times seems a li...

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  Winterpills

  The Light Divides

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2007

  Flawless harmonies are hard to come by. The Mamas and the Papas did it. The Beach Boys did it. And now, Winterpills have perfected vocal ha...