i hate the sound of guitars

1. Laura Veirs
2. Hüsker Dü
3. Robert Pollard
4. Boston Spaceships
5. Vivian Girls
   The Vivian Girls (great name!) seem to draw on many of the same influences as The Manhattan Love Suicides. I was thinking that I was in MLS’s camp more because of the better production than better songs, but then I got my eardrums exposed to Vivian Girls’ demos, which grabbed me harder than any of the officially released stuff, although they’re even lower fi. So there goes that theory. Definitely worth more spins, either way.
6. The Manhattan Love Suicides
7. Rachel Sweet
8. Tie: Nina Nastasia [a last.fm RIYL Laura Veirs recommendation; a hit], Robert Pollard with Doug Gillard, Parenthetical Girls, Rachel Goswell [an emusic.com RIYL Nina Nastasia recommendation; a hit], The Briefs [haven’t found anything as awesome as “Orange Alert” so far, but still looking], Coffinberry

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