French Kicks are not a traditional rock 'n' roll band. Although they have elements of snarly garage rock, slick new wave, and giddy classic mod-pop, they remain completely unique. The four of them work together like draughtsmen creating musical architecture -- a note is never wasted, a drop is never spilled. Their songs always seem to be on an angle, hovering just at breaking point. They cut to the quick with lurching riffs and palpitating percussion, but they are also cute and coltish and undeniably catch...   [ read more ]

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Teenbeat are at it again with another great cheapo sampler of all the best in teen rock hearthrobs. Includes EXCLUSIVE, UNRELEASED tracks from: THE RONDELLES, FLIN FLON (Mark ex-Unrest & Nattles ex-Cold Cold Hearts), JONNY COHEN & PETE, TRACY SHEDD, BUTCH WILLIS, TRUE LOVE ALWAYS, HOT PURSUIT (Margaret from Tuscadero & Evelyn ex-Blast Off Country Style), ADEN, MARK ROBINSON (ex-Unrest), BELLS OF, hollAnd, THE LONG GOODBYE (Melissa from Tuscadero), RHONDA HARRIS (Nikolaj Nørlund/DENMARK), PHIL KRAUTH (ex-U...   [ read more ]

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