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- Artist(s): Anna Nasty, Francy Z. Graham, Ian Svenonius, Mark Cisneros
- Summary: The latest release for the Washington DC band led by Ian Svenonius features new versions of nine songs from previous albums as well as two new songs (with a new lineup: Francy Z. Graham, Anna Nasty and Mark Cisneros).
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- Record Label: In the Red Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Garage Punk, Indie Rock, Lo-Fi, Experimental Rock
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Jul 10, 2017These 12 tracks serve as a bombastic backdrop for Svenonius’ treatises on living the life of an anti-capitalist svengali; they're a guerrilla garage rock manifesto imbued with fever, fervour and soul.
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Jul 10, 2017The tunes might be a bit basic, but there sure ain’t any hackneyed love songs here, even Come Over having more of the feel of faux-cute early White Stripes material than drippy radio fare. Garage rock’s not dead.
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Jul 10, 2017Several of the new versions on Crime Rock just amount to tighter, better-quality recordings. In other cases, the changes are quite dramatic.
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Jul 10, 2017Best of Crime Rock is one "greatest-hits" album that lives up to the billing, and this is the best recorded introduction to one of the most interesting bands on the garage punk underground.