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Title: Better than the album
Review: The "Hold on Hope" EP is like a breath of fresh air after the disappointing "Do the Collapse" album. These songs are tight, melodic, energetic-- qualities that most of the LP sorely lacks. It's frustrating that given such great material from the sessions, Pollard picked the worst tracks for the album and left the best stuff languishing on this EP.Luckily, programmable playlists allow us to rewrite history. Using "Do the Collapse," "Hold on Hope," and "Human Amusements at Hourly Rates," it's possible to create a worthy follow-up to "Mag Earwhig!" Here's my suggested tracklist:1. Underground Initiations2. Avalanche Aminos3. Hold on Hope4. Dragons Awake!5. Surgical Focus (clean outro)6. Things I Will Keep (clean intro)7. Fly into Ashes8. Mushroom Art9. Tropical Robots10. Wrecking Now11. Picture Me Big Time12. A Crick Uphill13. Teenage FBI (demo version)14. An Unmarketed Product
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