Following their breakthrough releases for the Lookout and Dim Mak labels, the Seattle quintet Pretty Girls Make Graves emerge with their hotly anticipated Matador debut, and a late contender for best album of 2003. That "The New Romance" is as anthemic and explosive as "Good Health" is no surprise; but the band's compositional skills have grown by leaps and bounds, along with their flair for the dramatic. Features the single "This Is Our Emergency." Produced by Phil Ek.

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Matador Europe-only single from 'The New Romance' features "This Is Our Emergency" from the upcoming Matador album, plus "Speakers Push The Air," "All Medicated Geniuses," and "Blue Lights," which was recorded for XM 104.9 radio in London last December. (The original version of the second song is on the Lookout album 'Good Health,' while studio versions of the third and fourth songs are on the 'The New Romance.')

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Anyone expecting a drop-off in quality, a slackening of spirit, or a slump of any kind is going to be disappointed with Pretty Girls Make Graves' new album. From the first 30 dubbed-out, totally committed and ferocious seconds of "The Nocturnal House" it is clear that Pretty Girls are playing for all the marbles on +lan Vital. The overall excellence of their last album The New Romance presented the group a high hurdle to leap but they have flown over it like Edwin Moses in his prime. Equal   [ read more ]

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