Radio One's self-titled debut is a remarkable re-creation of the sound of the second wave of U.K. punk bands, circa 1978. Stiff Little Fingers, Slaughter & the Dogs, Alternative TV, The Adverts, and dozens of others known only to obsessive collectors all come to mind while listening to these 13 two-minute/three-chord wonders. The tempos are speedy, the sound is aggressive but not hardcore-level noisy, and there are just enough pop elements to possibly attract those who think punk...   [ read more ]

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Given the shockingly anticlimactic second and third acts of Elastica's career, it's easy to forget why they were considered one of the greatest, most exciting acts of the mid-'90s -- not just one of the leading lights of Britpop, but one of the few to be acclaimed critically in the States (who, after the first Suede album, pretty much ignored Britpop until 1996, after it had peaked). Their eponymous debut offers a reminder why they were so highly regarded, but to hear what they really sounded l...   [ read more ]

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Awesome epic eighties-syle anthems, like all the soundtracks to John Hughes' movies rolled into one album. Like Simple Minds meets OMD meets, um, Simple Minds again, meets Radio 4 meets Interpol meets The Rapture. If this music was any lusher, we'd have to fuck it. We mean that seriously. A super-nostalgic retro-modernist sound, plus the CD is housed in a luscious digipak.

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