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Across the Rooftops: The Fourth Estate
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Thursday, May 17, 2007. Fuck I'm glad New Estate. Exist, cause otherwise I woulda had to invent them. I should explain. It's just that this whatever-revival we're currently mired in seems too often to pick style over substance. Look at the pretty but uninspiring nu-post-punk JJJ-fodder of The Temper Trap. Or Young and Restless. The self-consciously choreographed art-wack of Aleks and the Ramps. Even faves The Basics. Are as much about the sharp suits and classic-hits covers as the catchy tunes. The riffs...