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Title: This is their 1st album, look for the 2nd - "Second Hand Planet"
Review: I lived in New Zealand for 11 months during 2007, and Opshop is THE next big thing in NZ as far as alternative/pop music goes. They have #1 hit singles on the radio, and their music is featured in popular TV shows and in some big-brand commercials. Most Kiwi music is... interesting, but not necessarily worth owning the CD. OpShop, though... what a great band. None of the musicians are virtuoso performers in their own right (no blazing guitar solos), but the band is very tight, and the tunes are well written and have that stick-in-your-brain quality. The songs are not homogeneous in either album, but there's definitely a 'sound' they're working on. They've got a bit of the Coldplay sound in their later album, and some of the guitar licks from the 1st album remind me of early Our Lady Peace work. Overall, a great band - "Second Hand Planet" is a definite buy. If you like that album, pick up their 1st try, "You Are Here".
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