http://www.haikureviewer.com Haiku Reviews of Music, Films, TV, and Books Sun, 30 May 2010 03:18:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 http://www.haikureviewer.com/2010/05/30/we-drink-on-the-job-earlimart-2003/ http://www.haikureviewer.com/2010/05/30/we-drink-on-the-job-earlimart-2003/#comments Sun, 30 May 2010 03:18:12 +0000 zenmaster http://www.haikureviewer.com/?p=653 L.A. indie rock
With lush Thrills-style harmonies -
Hit from The O.C.?

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Air-punching power ballad -
Bet The Dawg loved this!

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Perms, makeup, androgyny…
You can feel Kurt’s pain!

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With Taxman-style bassline
Paves way for Britpop?

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best instrumental ever?
No?! Comment below!

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from We Didn’t Start The Fire?
London State of Mind?

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and future Pulp guitarist’s
fine Britpop anthem…

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when George Michael came out – did
they somehow miss this?!

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Track 2 from Berber-flavoured
first album. Heavy!

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from Thames Valley’s favourite sons -
Now back, and on tour!

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all the way from…Shepherd’s Bush?
What’s with all that smoke?

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Come up with lo-fi classic…
Best band from Texas?

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Beautiful instrumental -
Sprawling, heavy stuff…

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Pulsating electro rock…
Album topped Swedes’ charts!

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from Zenmaster (and U2) -
A Happy New Year!

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