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Think early WIRE

but invariably they unleash The Sound upon us just when it seems most likely to bring back your lunch

California and are lifelong residents of the East Bay region

TOMTEM - Ta Ta Dana 10" dub they pile up around herePacific Northwest combo TOTEM. These are deliciously crafted parlor romps featuring a keen sense of assured swing with shambolic passion (think the sweetest nuggets youd hear on a Wes Anderson soundtrack). Fans of dream pop factories Papercuts, dark maestros like John Cale, or chanteuse chasers such as Serge Gainsbourg will happily sip this extraordinary bliss of a sonic Cosmopolitan. B side features the tracks Thwarting The Young and It Wount Escape