THE DRUMS - PORTAMENTO

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Broke Like Me
by R.C. Avellanosa 

I read somewhere that this band sounds like The Smiths. The truth is I just heard them two years ago so I have no way of describing their music wholly. I just find them sounding raw but complete. They're from UK but moved to Brooklyn, New York. So expect that accent. It is Indie Pop at the very core. Imagine Post Punk Pop in a Post Punk Pop world. A Post Punk Revival.

And so if you are still longing for that nostalgic sound, The Drums is what it is. Guitars, keys and drums sounded as they are. Portamento felt like a breeze of cool air on a very hot day. And as you play along, that cool breeze just keeps blowing hard.

give heed to: Money
"I want to buy you something but I don't have any money. No I don't have any money"

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DILLON FENCE - ROSEMARY

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Unbordered Fence 
by R.C. Avellanosa

I know I can recall that a friend had me listen to this record. I even thought then that Dillon Fence was another Various Artists compilation. I must have disregarded the album cover or something. I didn't pay attention to it so much.  I was not able to know the songs from heart. I'm not even sure if this was the same  Dillon Fence record. I just listened as it was played over the stereo cassette player.  The band though struck me as familiar. They sounded just the same as the new Modern Rock of the 90s. Like Too Much Joy and The Replacements to the Railway Children and Ocean Blue.  But they sounded more calm and cooler.

Just when I thought I was able to recall all my favorite records from the late 80s and early 90s, Dillon Fence came to alarm me back again. Dillon Fence was one of those records I loved but easily forgotten thus making it a rarity treat for me. It's one of those records that you keep in your back pocket to bring along everywhere. I can even safely say that I think I'm the only one from this city who's listening to Dillon Fence. At the moment you are too, at least if you disagree.

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THE SOUNDTRIPPER - COMPILATION VOLUME XVI

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Light Rock
by R.C. Avellanosa

This volume is a mainstream mix but at a decent level. Songs mostly from the early and late 90s. It features Pulp and ten more artists. It's Pop, Rock and Commercial Alternative. Eleven songs that will take you some place where everything feels alright. Setting a very carefree and reckless mood, almost childlike. But then again, it's for you to decide.

01. Do You Remember The First Time - Pulp
02. Rubella - Smoking Popes
03. Barely Breathing - Duncan Sheik
04. Fix You - Coldplay
05. Rosealia - Better Than Ezra
06. Histrionics - Popsicle
07. Last Nite - The Strokes
08. Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
09. Believe - Dig
10. Good Enough - Dodgy
11. Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms

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PIXIES - BAM THWOK

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Crash Wakka Wakka!
by R.C. Avellanosa

Might very well be the last Pixies song. It's a download-only single. Some Pixies fans were expecting an album after this. Written by Kim Deal for the movie Shrek 2. But Bam Thwok never got selected for the final soundtrack. The song was all about 50,000 Watts of goodwill. Love, Bang, Crash, Wakka, Wakka!

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PIXIES - LIVE AT THE BBC

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Fifteen Tracks

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HAPPY MONDAYS - PILLS N' THRILLS & BELLYACHES

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Ten Tracks

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England

JULIE RUIN - JULIE RUIN

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Fifteen Tracks

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USA