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- Summary: The New York City five-piece (yes, they're one of *those* New York bands) make their debut with 'Red Bedroom,' mixing dance and punk like it's 2002 all over again.
- Record Label: Kemado
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 13
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Mixed: 7 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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UrbA solid record of contagious melodies and dance-tastic beats. [Jul/Aug 2004, p.125]
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Like Hot Hot Heat with a less annoying singer, The Fever offer a glimpse of everything that's good about dance-punk.
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FilterIt's a solid showing from a band... dead set on packaging the unbridled mania of their live show, and more fun than anything else. [#11, p.97]
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It's tough to say whether The Fever should be appreciated or disdained for going apeshit within well-worn terrain.
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These scuzzy Voidoids are as immature as Blink-182 were; they just have hipper ways of hiding it—like pretending punk and new wave were the same thing.
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BlenderA hedonistic debut that's thick with the stench of leatherette and fake fur. [Aug 2004, p.131]
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Alternative PressWhen Red Bedroom ditches the choppy guitar riffs... the results are as much of a buzzkill to Bedroom's jumpin' vibe as cops busting up a raging house party. [Aug 2004, p.116]