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- Summary: 'Business Casual' is the debut LP for the dance-oriented Nebraska four-piece, who are frequently compared to some combination of Wire, XTC and Gang Of Four and don't sound an awful lot like any of the other bands on Saddle Creek's roster, save for maybe The Faint.
- Record Label: Saddle Creek
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Top Track
| Don't Turn The Lights On | |
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| There must be another way When she's gone to a better place And loneliness will hurt you if you can't get through the night Then the moment starts... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 3 out of 13
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Mixed: 10 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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Under The RadarAn invigorating and refreshing sonic brew. [#7]
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You won't be sure whether you blacked out from a seizure, gave birth to twins or simply had one of the best musical experiences of your life.
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Business Casual is fierce and competent, and evinces the rippling of powerful musical muscles. But its affectations are so grating that it's tough to make it through it all in a single listen.
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Alternative PressOverall, the Beeps still seem like a work in progress. [Nov 2004, p.140]
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New Musical Express (NME)On first listen sound[s] like someone taking the piss out of The Rapture. [11 Sep 2004, p.57]
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The sheer number of things happening in each song and the volume at which they are performed causes almost instantaneous sensory overload on all but a few tracks.
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Rolling Stone[Bemberger's] annoyingly wordy yelp carries only a few memorable lines and fewer melodies. [14 Oct 2004, p.98]
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Positive: 3 out of 4
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Mixed: 1 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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AdlyEJan 24, 2005Listing to beep beep is a unnerving yet fun experinece like drinking to much caffine definetly a work in progress but definetly great
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MarkRApr 12, 2005Hellishly hard to listen to at times, but stick at it, it *is* worth it.
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BenDAug 27, 2005
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KatieHOct 26, 2004trashy and boring, they sound more like a work-in-progress with much progress to be making.
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