Year: 2007

Shapes and Sizes Split Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner [Asthmatic Kitty]

| Shane Mehling

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There was a famous screenwriter whose name I don’t know who said something I don’t exactly remember, but it went kind of like this- “A great script gives people what they want in a way they don’t expect”. If you need the actual quote I’m sure you can pick up a Google tutorial at Borders, but either way, this idea seems to be a succinct way to describe what Shapes and Sizes is going for on their second full length Split Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner. But the question is, do they actually pull it off?

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Los Femurs Modern Mexico [HomeSpun]

| Braxton Younts

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I Love You from the Bottom of My Pencil Case

On a spring morning or was it afternoon, I bounded down the stairs to my mailbox. I peeked in the cavernous metal hole. I felt lucky. There it sat like a baby on a nunnery doorstep–Los Femurs Modern Mexico. When I shot Rob Femur a myspace message asking for a copy of the new Femurs’ CD, I intended to write a quick review and shop it around to various music publications. But after hearing their new power-pop tracks, I knew Usounds was the only home for my yet-unwritten review.

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Hanson The Walk [3CG Records]

| Andrew Boe

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About once every two or three years a record comes along that is so captivating, it ends up in residence in your cd player for about one month straight. Finally, after myriad bland new releases this year, many of them tepid and uninspiring, we have been offered up some form of musical redemption, and the saviors responsible for our salvation are three chaps from Oklahoma, brothers in fact, who are simply known by their last name, Hanson. Their new recording is called The Walk, and all I can say is that you better walk, but don’t saunter, and certainly do not run, on over to your local record store to pick up this masterpiece. I have also heard that Walmart has it in stock for those of you who reside in the Midwest.

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Cake Giveaway

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CAKE is proud to announce their upcoming release, B-Sides and Rarities, which features covers of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” and Barry White’s “Never, Never Gonna Give You Up” plus other covers and CAKE originals. You could actually win this rarities album along with a CAKE prize pack! Whoa!

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To win, be the 50th person to email- usounds AT gmail DOT com with “CAKE” in the subject line. Sorry, US and Canada only.

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News Highlights

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NME reports today that The Jesus and Mary Chain want to hear from you! Post any question to the band about their spilt or the current reunion tour. We asked them if they think a person’s metabolic rate has a direct connection to how many d’s they take per day. More information can be found here.

And while you’re at it, why not give Les Savy Fav a call? According to their website, the guys are looking for people to sing along with their new songs (posted on the website) into an answering machine. I’d rather sing to the big sweaty guy in person, but this is cool too. You will find a phone number and instructions to sing your ass off HERE.