Kiwi Mutha Uckas
Posted on August 17, 2007 by David
If you’re like me, you’re so enchanted with the Flight of the Conchords that you’re forgiving them for an off week, and excited about the next one.
And speaking of New Zealand pop wunderkinds, my trusty lauchcast player recently rocked my world, saying, since you like The Moles [Aussies], you may just like The Clean. And do I ever! I am left wondering how big this under-the-radar-80s-band iceberg can be.
But don’t take my word for it. It’s already been said better in this paean to Merge Records:
Music lovers should log off the web (or go to the Merge website) and purchase this immediately, it’s that important. The Clean are one of those rare bands whose sound can be heard in the best of the bands who came after them. The amazing guitar sound shared by Yo La Tengo, Pavement, Superchunk and Archers of Loaf is realized here, only years before those bands came along. For 20 years, too many people have been overlooking one of the most forward thinking, melodic bands ever, missing out on the treasure that is the Clean.
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