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Tokyo Police Club & You Say Party! We Say Die! Cover The Rentals

They took a good eight years between recordings, and suddenly they are everywhere: Matt Sharp's geek-rock troupe gave us a taste of the forthcoming Last Little Life EP, and now they pop on our radar within the same six-week stretch ... though less consciously than last time. Proving their influence on the young Canadian post-punk scene, Sharp & Co.'s "Friends Of P" got the encore cover treatment from fellow friends of "P," TPC and YSPWSD. It's a tad slapdash, but then collaborative encore cover songs usually aren't rehearsed to perfection.

The Rentals are so hott right now. Rentals.

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eek

Posted by: d at 08/01/07 6:47 PM | Reply
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that new bassline during the intro is aactually better than the original. can't say much for the rest of it.

Posted by: roman at 08/01/07 7:31 PM | Reply
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Still advertising that lame OK Computer joke on the sidebar?
And the little cut-out letters with the band names all ransom-note style? It's like crazy computery. Mad official!

But seriously, that DMB "article" below is entertaining. Shitgum's best reporting of the year.

Posted by: Mrs. Featherbottom at 08/01/07 9:03 PM | Reply
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Dear Mrs. Featherbottom,

Please die.

Love,
Readers of Stereogum

Posted by: jason at 08/01/07 9:51 PM | Reply
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go jason!

Posted by: cartman at 08/01/07 10:17 PM | Reply
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Amen, Jason.

Posted by: Reema at 08/02/07 12:44 AM | Reply
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that is pretty jokes! i love yspwsd deffenitly a fresh band!

Posted by: ian at 09/04/07 9:00 PM | Reply
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