Ruby & the Romantics have been poorly served by best-of collections, which are too brief and skimpy. This two-CD, 42-song set goes too far in the other direction, and not everything on here is exciting or worthy of multiple listens by any means. Still, too much is better than too little, and this does thoroughly cover the prime era of the original lineup at Kapp from 1963-1967. On the plus side, this convincingly demonstrates that there was more depth and quality than is commonly acknowledged to a gr...   [ read more ]

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The Exploding Hearts are unabashed disciples of the vibrant, inescapably catchy power pop of bands like the Nerves and the Knack. Mixing the thrust of early punk with melodic sensibilities of the '60s results in a spirited, irresistible product with a sharp edge. It's evident through "Guitar Romantic" that this isn't just merely a pose, nor is it a joke. These are guys who are on their third or fourth copy of "Singles Going Steady" cause they wore them out; guys who wondered what Brian Wilson would have so...   [ read more ]

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The Dark Romantics. The name in ninetieth-century America referred to a literary sub-genre under which names like Edgar Allen Poe, Emily Dickinson and Nathaniel Hawthorne fell. These Dark Romantic authors were defined by a pessimistic view of the natural world as a place that is 'dark, decaying, and mysterious.' These days we know The Dark Romantics as the brainchild of indie rock maven, Eric Collins (ex Denison Marrs, The Party People), and he picks up where his forefather's left off with the bands' stun...   [ read more ]

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