yay, i just finished delivering four billion copies of exclaim all over freezing cold snowy calgary and finally got a chance to read it for myself. well i'm just so darn proud of those state champs, i'm gonna post the review for all to see. who cares if its self serving. i gotta eat somehow...
"it's funny how sometimes it bothers me when a band sounds pretty damn close to another band, but other times it doesn't bug me at all. With Pavement clones, I never seem to mind. Maybe it's because Pavement mixes many interesting elements into their sound, so you would have to sound pretty interesting to remind me of them. Of course, tribute bands always suck, Van Wailin' anyone? Anyhow, file this band under "heavy Pavement Influence" along with Spool, Butterglory, Sammy, and their ilk. This 7'' is the debut release on Daydream Records, a lo-fi friendly Halifax thang. _Nevada Downs_ is a good release. Nary a dud to be found. Three cheers for the State Champs. - Scott Ingram" *whew* for a second there, i thought they were gonna get trashed.... tara with newsprint all over her fingers ps/ could someone with discorder please email me the state champs review from last month OR send me directions to discorder online? thanks muchly. my label mates are HOGGING the review sent to US all them themselves. jerks. :) -- "...when we first started, Ian, Rob and I, our first band was called Nabisco Fonzi." - Joel Plaskett ***CJSW 90.9 fm --> http://www.ucalgary.ca/~cjswfm***
