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August 18, 2006
The Format - Dog Problems
Arizona's The Format played St. Andrew's last night, so I thought I'd mention them here. Dog Problems will surely be in my top five this year and it's an album that works on two levels: some of these songs wouldn't sound out of place next to the soullessly designed (It's a Format, get it?) pop rock on the radio. Utterly tasteless people can get into this stuff. On the other hand, the lyrics are just fantastic and the music is great. The Format use three-chord rock, brass sections, and synths at upbeat tempos to make pop that you won't be ashamed to own.
It's obvious that I don't know how to properly describe them, so listen to the song:
MP3: The Format - Oceans (from Dog Problems)
Buy Dog Problems direct from the label
Posted by dylanm at August 18, 2006 07:33 PM