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Even by their own admission on their website,
it took a little friction for New York City-based band Hello
Nurse to record their EP. And some how it all clicks together
here on this arresting six-song set. You're not far off the mark
if you can compare their sound to Television (guitarist Ed Gross'
playing harkens back to the guitar wizadry of TV's Tom Verlaine
and Richard Lloyd, and he's one person), and maybe with the modern
day angst of Weezer. The songs Hey Sailor contain quite
mindlessly catchy melodies, if you don't get the lyrics at first.
The vocal harmonies and the hooks dress both anthemic rockers
such as "There You Go" and the head bobbing "Animalympics,"
and on the minimalist punk of "Quit Sand" and "Tectonic."
The uptempo "Ordinary Me" even employs a bit of reggae.
Mike Garcia's desperate-sounding vocals makes you imagine what
if the Cure's Robert Smith was playing at CBGB's in 1977. Usually
post punk bands today seem to deliver a lot of bombast without
the substance. Hello Nurse is the quirky but intelligent alternative.
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