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The Little Death 01. Julia, You Have No Heartbeat 02. Brave Girl 03. Jerome 04. Tenderlung 05. Ugly Talents 06. Daddy Can't Shoot This fiercely neurotic, shamelessly tuneful, power pop trio offers six nuggets of pure punk - as vehement as hardcore punk anthems but at least ten times as melodic. Fueled by frontman Chris Kennedy's obsessions and misfit anxieties, The Little Death is a blast of quirky, catchy pop with Elvis Costello-ish vocals and fever-pitched guitars. Corralling the energy of a punk band and putting it into a pop band, it's as if The Ramones found the fountain of youth. "Jerome" builds from a whisper to a full-blown scream, while still boasting the tight instrumentation that made "Uninvited" (from their debut full-length Laughing Gallery) a dark-horse radio hit. The LIttle Death was produced by Epitaph Records owner Brett Gurewitz (ex-Bad Religion) and co-released with Epitaph Records. (DER-360)
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