Business Casual - Beep Beep
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53 out of 100

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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.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Under The Radar
    80
    An invigorating and refreshing sonic brew. [#7]
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  2. Tiny Mix Tapes
    60
    Despite Beep Beep's shortcomings, they do get over on energy alone.
  3. Blender
    60
    For Beep Beep, New Wave means not zippy synth-pop but the brute force of '70s punk turned into screwed-up yet finely calibrated outbursts. [Sep 2004, p.134]
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  4. Alternative Press
    60
    Overall, the Beeps still seem like a work in progress. [Nov 2004, p.140]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. MarkR
    8
    Hellishly hard to listen to at times, but stick at it, it *is* worth it.
  2. BenD
    8
    For the most part, this is a very fun and enjoyable album. Some songs ("Misuse Their Bodies", "Electronic Wolves") are immediate dance-punk classics while others ("Executive Foliage", "Chewy Poison") are flat out annoying. At the high points of this album it is clear that Beep Beep could be that band to fill in the dance-punk niche that indie rock so desperately needs. All they really need to do is tone down the high-pitched screaming. Business Casual shows a lot of potential and I look forward to their next album.… Collapse
  3. AdlyE
    8
    Listing to beep beep is a unnerving yet fun experinece like drinking to much caffine definetly a work in progress but definetly great
  4. KatieH
    4
    trashy and boring, they sound more like a work-in-progress with much progress to be making.

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