SimpleMuzik Reviews Useless Desires's Debut Album "Raincoat"

December 18, 2008 - San Francisco, CA

"Useless Desires bridles a variety of influences and themes, flexibly, intuitively - a South-of-Market inspired pop-punk time capsule of sorts. Think Hotel Utah meets Mission Bay with a dash of MOMA - and you've got it! Songs like 'RoadRage' give rise to a living, breathing, modern prometheus - complete with echoes of 60's bebop, CBGB's three-piece punk, and a 55mph (with the windows rolled all the way down) version of grunge rasp. All in 3:30 flat! Similarly, 'Amnesia' delivers a singer/songwriter immediacy within the folds of 80's Manchester Factory edge, and the melodic/acoustic "Imperfect World" reminds us of exactly how to use a broken heart. Can we say 24 hour Party People? I say yes!"

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