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models are cynically compared to robots that unconvincingly mimic humans (’The Model’)

and it is breathtaking

it marked the band out as a unique proposition and one of few modern bands capable of driving heavy music forward while honoring its traditions

drums and guitar tone - everything sounds like a lost 1982 recording out of Gothenburg

v/a- STRUM & THRUM: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987 LP ska models are cynically compared toRecord Store Day 2020. Includes an 80+ page booklet with a comprehensive oral history of the American jangle pop scene and tons of photos. Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983 1987 is the first volume of Captured Tracks' new venture into compilations Excavations. Inspired by Pebbles, Killed By Death, Soul Jazz and Numero Group compilations, Excavations is a series dedicated to compiling forgotten music from the 1970s 1990s that has a