Blog: The Poor Ditching Boy

T his one showed up in my inbox last night and ever since I've been playing it to death and subsequently becoming a bit smitten with The Happy Hollows ' infectious brand of pop punk meets art-rock. The Los Angeles Times hit it on the head when they described the group's sound as a "pugilistic mix of stinging guitars, turbulent rhythms, and shouted vocals." The obvious names of The Breeders and P.J. Harvey are dropped in many of the reviews but I also hear lots of late 70s UK punk in the music a'la The Adverts or [...]

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