Hey! The station's muckety-mucks want me to let you know that this album is a priority. It slipped under our radar last year but it's now in regular rotation and you should play it LOUD and OFTEN. Shouldn't be a problem- it's really groovy! XOXO - Jen, PA
Dot Dash / 16 Again / Country Mile Records / 2023
This is a compilation of some career-spanning cuts (15 to be exact) from Dot Dash's catalog. They're guys are DC-based guys who have been around since at least 2011 and include members of St. Christopher, Julie Ocean, and Youth Brigade (if you can believe it), and their name is a Wire reference (I think!). It seems pretty auspicious but it's actually very accessible, comprising of mostly Kinks-y takes on the more radio-ready side of post-punk/new wave like Orange Juice and The Smithereens-type stuff with a real emphasis on songwriting and catch-you-by-the-collar hooks. Very cool, modish tunes floating throughout this thing, all under a Buzzcocks reference! Honestly, these guys don't just know how to play rock and roll; they're certified scholars (Alan Vega name drops, 50s dance craze throwbacks, and other such allusions abound, plus a Television Personalities cover, see. T16 "Jackanory Stories")! Turn it up buddy!
Focus tracks: T1 "Forever Far Out," has a sort of Byrds-y/REM-ish jangle to it; T3 "Trip Over Clouds" has a classic '80s indie vibe cross-referenced with some surf riffs; T6 "Gray Blue Green" has a nice drive to it with little subtly of mood thrown in; T13 "La-La Land" is just buzzy, hip-shaking fun; don't forget T16!
- Tom, Music Department
Play this or you're fired. And if you're late for your shift again, you're double-fired. Also we just had the exterminator in to re-set the traps to take care of our mouse problem- if I catch wind of you eating in the studio and getting crumbs everywhere again you're triple-fired! - Jim, Station MGMT
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