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' Sen'mdulgem' tW'Sted' tuneless exerc'ses that spectrum and more the creatint. lli:.: Kin : a JO FOOKS makes you Wonder like it or loathe it 'f' as the multiple shades; of filltllttt‘ifflifii’v’(ii.. . an,.d Nogt. listener. you are not the butt of some idiot prank. Spmm-S IHHWHWS‘ mm- mzflqhwl H: ,T V Elsewhere entirely. 'Pretty Little Thing' (Ninja (Mark demmnm 4W}- M.._,IL.Y I. I: Tune) 0000 is floaty future blues care of Fink. “mm, mm“ , . . g t... bobbing along on foot—tapping solemnity. ROCK m ,1...) “mm (.1 Al i. I . , . H ( Spunky young Norwich rockers The Pistolas THE GOSSIP “M W, ,‘_.(',z‘,,._”)iw ,. are attempting some of that thrashy indie-punk Stand'ng m the Way km“, (kit/(“t ()i m, I U 7.1,. . 1.. I. .. that the kids are so down with the-now. though fillfigfiflswq mnmm. mm ,f..':,...]‘, , if. ., t. ., | 'Listen Listen EP' (Fierce Panda) 0. doesn‘t .... J I...',l.;1..‘_ . ,. . _ . exhibit quite the level of retarded irony required H“ ,8 I, My}. 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