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by Paul Zimmerman
First Coast News
With a belief that society for the most is a slave to pop culture the aptly named Pop Slavery churns out raw power pop as a tribute to the bastions of pop serfdom.
Pop Slavery’s six song EP sounds like a blast of mid 90’s alternative(remember that term?) that is reminiscent of Superchunk, Midway Still, mixed with a bit of Elvis Costello or maybe even a bit of Squeeze for good measure. It’s a nice trip down memory lane with a sound that is plenty poppy while still maintaining a bit of a spiky edge.
“So Good,” “Weight of the World,” and “We All Need,” are nice, sharp slices of classic indie rock with just a dash of modern flair and while they are a bit raw, and perhaps under produced, the songs stand up well to the Pro Tools tinkering of today.
Pop Slavery is a sincere group of musicians and that sincerity is reflected in every song of their EP. The record has an honesty and fun spirit about it that allows it to be carefree and throw two sheets to the wind. It’s a fun six song trip of nicely crafted indie rock that, harks back to a purer time when bands were actually about music instead of image and that is such a good thing.
Created: 12/27/2005 6:03:56 PM
- © 2006 First Coast News
Discography
Still working on that hot first release.
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Feeling a bit camera shy
Bio
Welcome to the wonderful world of Pop Slavery. Let's face it; we're all slaves to pop culture, each with our own unique influences. We became friends and band mates when we realized that we agreed on most of the major reference points, and when we play music together, it's like…magic! Taking our band name from the cult classic Absolute Beginners, Pop Slavery was born. Pop Slavery has played together on and off throughout the years, and we are having a blast playing together again. We recently played shows at the Mars Bar and Hell's Kitchen with more shows on the way.
In the past we have had a great time playing in classic Seattle clubs such as the Off Ramp, The Crocodile Café, and the OK Hotel. We even opened for Harvey Danger before anyone knew anything about a “Flagpole Sitta”. Probably our most infamous moment was opening for New Wave heroes Berlin back in the late 90’s. A sad reality check for Pop Slavery-Terri Nunn was not the most welcoming to her opening bands! Ah well, that’s life in the fast paced, laugh in the face of death world of pop music.
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