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Recommended by us on 27th May 2010
...according to our Brian on Thu 27 May, 2010.
God these sound like like a Scottish band from 1986 with a bit more muscle & rumble, meaning less jangle & brawn. It's really quite a top tune is 'Indecision', one that I could imagine a supergroup numbering Close Lobsters & This Poison! members producing in a modern studio these days. 'Fifteen Minute Drive' on the flip has similar chiming, rambling guitars that cause an odd pleasure to drape itself fleetingly about my person. Not as catchy as the 'A' side, coming armed with a slight post-hardcore essence towards the finale, but a cool song nonetheless, making this a heartily recommended single! The Feelies & The Replacements have been mentioned as should the fact this is a project numbering one of the Black Tambourine chaps.
Slumberland Records is very happy to present the first release by the San Francisco / Oakland band Manatee. Featuring Black Tambourine / Whorl alumnus Mike Schulman, Manatee was a relatively short-lived project that, on the evidence of this fine single, flamed out far too quickly. Inspired by bands as diverse as Velvet Underground, The Ramones, The Feelies and The Replacements, Manatee created a straight-ahead brand of power-pop that's as impassioned as it is timeless. "Indecision" is an uptempo tune driven by a naggingly catchy guitar riff and Keith Neal's ace vocals. Hearkening back to the '80s heyday of Game Theory, The Replacements and The Smithereens, the track is an effortlessly rocking pop gem that demonstrates the enduring strength of the basic guitar / bass / drums format when combined with great songwriting and a passionate delivery. "Fifteen Minute Drive" is a moodier affair, a minimal strum 'n' drum that snaps along nicely until it reaches a squalling stun-guitar coda, what was once a subliminal bed of noise becoming a torrent of squeal and feedback. That combination of melody and untamed noise is a fine summation of the Manatee aesthetic, and of course makes the four-piece a natural for the Slumberland roster.
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