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Yahoo!Take Root Records; November 2007
Minipop, the San Fran-based quartet that is fast gathering its fair share of Web-based street cred, takes the notion of dream pop to new heights on its as yet unreleased debut, A New Hope. Brimming with lush guitars, angelic vocals, and aggressive drum and cymbal pounding, A New Hope immediately calls to mind the instrumentation and lyrical stylings of Eisley and, to a less angsty degree, Tegan and Sara. And while the breathiness and echoing sounds of songs like “Precious” and “My Little Bee” get a bit repetitive, the immaculate arrangements of “Someone to Love” and meandering lyricism of “Fingerprints” more than make up for album’s lack of range.
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Dimak Records
September 2007
A noteworthy debut album by a band with legitimate Santa Barbara connections. Two of the band members started their music careers playing for people standing in line for events at IV Theatre when they were UCSB students. One of the album's best tracks, "Eucalyptus" draws inspiration from the curtains at the edge of I.V. and Ellwood. They play at Velvet Jones Wednesday night 9-12 with San Francisco's "The Morning Benders." Don't miss it.
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September 11, 2007 at 3:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)
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