Well, I'm pretty much convinced
that waking up feeling sluggish and unable to breathe is the worst thing in
the world. Why must I be cursed with such a blasted hindrance!?
At any rate, when you don't want to get involved with much more than
lounging around it does provide an opportunity to get caught up on all of
the music that's been piling up on the desk and in the inbox. Granted,
that doesn't mean I would have never gotten to We Were The States, but I
will say it helped accelerate things a bit. The Murfreesboro-based act
is on Chicken Ranch Records, which is one of my favorite local labels, and
they've readied a snazzy new record titled Believe The Thieves.
I'm not in much of a position to jump around, so feel free to rock a little
harder to make up for it. Enjoy.
:We
Were The States - Up Your Sleeve:
To be honest, there isn't necessarily a whole lot here
that's going to strike you as new or original.
Fortunately though, it doesn't matter since right from the
beginning this gem immediately uses its streamlined, garage
rock-enthused, pop-sensible prowess to impress and stick in
your head for an overly long period of time. I'm
guessing you'll be OK with that.
I probably
would have went the way of pure excitement through live
shots and crazy crowds if I had made a video for Up Your
Sleeve, but having the band and some pretty people
involved in an actual semi-plot is good enough.
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