Aqueduct
Artist Website: aqueductisgoodmusic.com
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It's kind of like The Rentals meet 12 Rods. I'm not sure where that gets us other than into the land of 80s retro weirdness--as if the album cover isn't enough of a give-away. It almost feels at times like this guy is messing with us, like the music is less earnest and more some practical joke on all these throw-back junkies. If the songs weren't so pop-a-licious, I might be more skeptical. Pop it in the car CD player and pretend you're back in high school. It'll be rad!

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I never get sick of this album. There's something just so familiar about it, all throwback and achingly current at the same time. It has cool drum machines and keyboards mixed in with actual instruments, and the guy just rocks out and makes some damn good pop tunes. Equal parts early Weezer and some 70s Bachmann-Turner Overdrive or ELO or something, I find the album just incredibly listenable and a fresh take on indie rock music.

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