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Elusive Parallelograms: CD Release @ Cactus Club, 3-5-11
Posted 3/14/2011 by cal
For their album release party,
Elusive Parallelograms
put together one of the tightest triple bills in recent memory at the
Cactus Club
: three excellent local bands whose styles complement each other perfectly. I’ll admit I was a little nervous, as
the last time I’d seen EP headline
, they were a bit tipsy by the time they got onstage and the set was underwhelming. I knew they were capable of greatness, but lately it has seemed that the lesser-known opening acts at Cactus have been dominating the bigger names…
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Cal wrote: Thanks dude! I agree on The Men & Psychic Ills. Some real gems on that SB RSD sampler though.
matthew k. wrote: good review as always cal. I am behind on my SB collection for 2013. The new men album is good and only "good". The new psychic ills album was soso from what i heard and I have the RSD SB stuff sitting in my caa unlistened.
Chris Gilbert wrote: Cal, I felt a very similar way. This album really struck a cord with the mercuric weather that is my mind.
I can't stop listening to it either. Top album of 2012 for me.
WOW. WOW!
cal wrote: Thanks ladies! Ange, Jim already has the disc so you'll have to steal it from him.
fieldsofme wrote: So thrilled that this album has had such an impact on you! Big thanks to Aleks for reminding me to listen to it, because it almost immediately took over my internal top ten list this summer. I can absolutely see how eery some of Lonerism's lyrics must be for you this year. Although I can't say it identifies lyrically with my 2012, there's something altogether fricken' special about this album. Some sort of cumlination of sound and history and simplicity. just magic :)
angauk wrote: wow after that, you better barrow that to jim so i can check it out!
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angie :) ps i felt the same way about my 66 falcon, i still miss that car!
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