OK Go's self-titled debut is a full-throttle, no-holds-barred pop/rock candy dispenser programmed to seize the attentions and affections of its customers through the sheer intoxicating power of its confections. Nearly every track has the sound of a smoldering powerhouse radio single: tireless charismatic energy, unforgettable hooks and harmonies, electric guitars ablaze in a tightly controlled house fire, and lyrics carved with razor-sharp sarcastic wit. If the album seems like a thinly veiled attemp...   [ read more ]

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This is a joint project between Barsuk Records and the non-profit progressive organizations MoveOn.org and Music for America. Contributing artists include REM, Tom Waits, David Byrne, Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Kweller, Nada Surf, Mike Doughty, Clem Snide, and The Long Winters, along with never-before-released recordings from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bright Eyes, The Flaming Lips, They Might Be Giants, Jimmy Eat World, Fountains of Wayne, OK Go, Laura Cantrell, and Elliot Smith. Twenty-two tracks total. One hundred ...   [ read more ]

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The anxious and modern children of indie rock and new wave, OK Go will always have something you can love. In 2002 it was a squelchy, three-minute summation of what made the Pixies great called "Get Over It." Three years later it's a savvy batch of songs that are probably too calculated for their own good -- perfectly arranged like those natty suits the quartet wears in Oh No's photos -- but too prickly with excitement to really ignore. As tense and bursting as it is hooky and efficient, ...   [ read more ]

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