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LEFT OF THE DIAL REVIEWS 'DON'T SHAKE ME UP'

“Come on kids and grab my song, and just hang on,” Phil Avalos urges during “Hang On,” one of fourteen concise, crunchy nuggets of inviting, addictive pop covered in grungy guitar that comprise Don’t Shake Me Up. Anyone with a love for the musical junction where hooky power-pop merges with raw, honest indie-rock sound quality and the hyper thrust of punk should follow Avalos’ lyrical advice. It seems that the main goal of Avalos and his backing band, The Quiet Lanes, is to make songs that are short but sweet enough to stick in minds for a long time. Don’t Shake Me Up is loaded with choruses that keep coming back like boomerangs. The fact is, even if you don’t grab Avalos’ tunes, they’re likely to grab onto you, they’re so relentlessly catchy. They’re the kind of songs you find yourself spontaneously humming before you’re even aware of it. This disc is liable to satisfy fans of early Green Day and Weezer as well as lesser known, but no less influential, bands like Superchunk, Guided By Voices, and The Promise Ring. Sometimes the inspiration is mined from bands as far back as The Jam, but the reference points here come from the mid ’90s, when the most exciting music emanated from basements and garages in college towns. - Matt Barber.

ONE KIND RADIO.COM AND SOME UNRELEASED "LOSERNESS"

Our single "Loserness" is out on the latest One Kind Compilation Volume 2! Thanks to John Bowles for such a great independent internet radio station - One Kind Radio.com. Support this hard-working man and us and order your copy today! One Kind Radio Website | One Kind Radio Online Store

GET OUR LATEST UNRELEASED SINGLE "GOT" FOR FREE!

"Got" appears on the "First-Hand Accounts, Theories, & Their Repercussions" a FREE CD compilation of independent musicians, released via Michigan-based music cooperative 'It Takes A Village To Make Records'. The CD is available through thru their website, it is a labor of love and is NOT FOR SALE. It's FREE. Please support independent music and the man who has the vision and a great set of ears, thanks Peter! Visit their website.

IT'S A THRIFT SHOP GIFT DAY (SING LIKE "JUKE BOX HERO")

The 'Sometimes Seven' cd of rarities, re-mixes and unreleased songs entitled "Thrift Shop Gift Day" is finally out. Some of our favorite songs are on it so we're very excited. It's like the Nirvana box set except it's not Nirvana and there's not enough songs for a box set. Plus, Phil wrote web site liner notes about all the songs, what they're about, time lines, etc... Read liner notes. The cd is only available on this web site and for only $5 (which includes Shipping & Handling). Please click here to order Thrift Shop Gift Day.