The Spongetones - Number 9

2005 new studio release!! And, guess what, it`s amazing. CLASSIC Spongetones!. Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy......"all together now!!" "Number 9" is very much in the spirit and vein of "Beat And Born" and "Oh Yeah", which is to say they channel The Beatles with their own unique formula. Fans Meserypop, The Vinyl Kings, The Scruffs, Dave Clark Five, the first album by The Rooks and classic Marshsall Crenshaw, this is huge, huge winner of a grand slam of an album. "One of the most underrated power pop bands of the `80s, the Spongetones released several albums of effortlessly catchy guitar pop that captured the feel of `60s British Invasion pop with remarkable accuracy and innocent charm. While they never received much critical or commercial attention, their music has aged much better than most power pop of the era (late-70s early-80s) and among specialists, they`re highly revered not only for their studio prowess but also for their spirited live shows. They are one of the few bands to carry on past the "skinny tie" fad into the `90s gracefully not as strict revivalists but as something unique"-AMG. If there is a sound to `classic modern day power pop`, one has to rank The Spongetones at the very top. Proof right here in their most recent release, as well. "Piloted by ringing guitars, honking harmonicas and songs so infectious they could almost be branded sinful, the album tastefully blended charming Merseybeat roots with a dash of Kinks infested fury and resonant folk rock ala the Beau Brummels."-TwistAndShake. Reason for much, much celebration for one and all, not just fans of the Spongetones. Big `ole Time.....Extremely Highly Recommended!! "Every few years, when it`s time for a new SpongeTones album, I get overtaken with anticipation; for me, it`s like waiting for a new Beatles or solo Beatles album to hit the shops was back in the day.. All of the qualities that jump out at you within the first minute or so of any SpongeTones album are here; they`re stronger than they`ve ever been, and that`s really saying something. It`s sort of the equivalent of being the top of the poppermost; this incredible vocal band (no less than the Shoes said that of these guys, and they`re right), group of keen instrumentalists, and writers with the gift are absolutely working at the peak of their powers, which is exactly as it should be for the world to continue turning on its axis.. Number 9 is my front runner for album of the year, and I`ll bet nothing else comes close to it."-Buhdge.com.

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