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Long Beach’s Magic Lantern have finally gone and released a new sonic document after what seemed like an eternity of waiting. Eagerly anticipated by those who have been biding their time waiting for the band to get on with their uber limited cassette only and CD-R releases (their Self-Titled CD-R was limited to 30), “High Beams”, the band’s latest opus [...]
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The Datsuns were one of those “The” bands lumped in and swept up in the retro rock craze of 2001 and 2002 that saw bands like The Hives, The White Stripes and The Strokes rocket to stardom. While gaining quite a bit attention in the U.K. and Australia (their largest neighboring continent), The Datsuns never really gained a strong foothold in the U.S., which would explain why their 2006 album, Smoke & Mirrors, (after craze had skidded to a halt) was never released stateside. A real shame actually, because Smoke & Mirrors is the band’s finest release to date.
Check out “System Overload” (mp3) from Smoke & Mirrors which though not released in the U.S., I bet you can pick up at Thursday night’s show.
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