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On The Rug 01. On The Rug 02. Slowpoke Muler erupts to the hilt with crushing power pop twists and turns, smeared with deadly shots of frenzied feedback. With more hooks than a tackle box, these guys need to relax. On egg-yolk orange vinyl, including "On The Rug" and "Slowpoke." (DER-351) Reviews "Muler are a power pop combo going back and forth between tension and calm - switching between distortion and a very clean sound mixed with vocals reminiscent to Samiam. This is an excellent, high energy, high emotion release." - Rational Inquirer "This strident, inviting power-pop crackles with a sonic overload of melodic guitars and bracing Peter Searcy-like (Squirrel Bait) sore throat vocals. On this blazing hot single, the Rochester quartet effectively vacillate between clamoring tension and quiet releases to allow each raging surge to blast out with greater force, and give the song a more commanding and convincing feel. The jangly guitar playing remains bouncy and light throughout, assuring a constant cool blanket of air beneath the fervent surges of vocal and rhythm. Good stuff." - Big Takeover "The a-side finds these Rochester NY, kids digging around a sort of Superchunk-y, emo-pop thing, complete with aggressive, mid-fi distortion and dramatic quiet-loud bits. But flip it over to Slowpoke and you've got an awesome, ultra-catchy tune that's just perfect summer music." - Magnet "The a-side is two minutes and forty-six seconds of perfect pop, a melodic burst seething with tumbling buzzsaw guitar lines and hoarse, disappearing vocals, so painfully post-modern that it's like punk rock was never invented." - Brushback
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