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Album Review: Bishop Allen - Grrr...

Mar 12, 8:00am

Bishop Allen Grrr... Dead Oceans, 2009 It's so cute. Seriously guys, look: "The Lion & The Teacup," what a preposterous notion! And, and, they took Shanghai and made it a verb! OK, I could go on but I'm not a bully, and it's not so bad if what you're looking for is the musical equivalent of baby animals. Which would be fair enough once spring arrives. Raucous double-vocal choruses and instruments you play with a mallet and singsong melodies all over the place. I doubt these guys even own a [...]

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