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Title: I can't feel anything.
Review: The hipster hype for this record was so overwhelming I had to check it out. Wow, what a letdown. The whole thing is produced to sound like it's coming from a tinny AM radio. Cute in theory, but extremely frustrating over the course of a record. Totally fuzzed out and detached. Trying to connect with this record is like trying to enjoy sex wearing a full-body condom. It's all wash-out and fuzz and self-conscious retro detachment. The songs themselves, as they are, aren't without their charms, recalling the Byrds and Zombies and such, but you'd be much better off picking up one of those bands' albums then settling for this. Flame away.
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