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Just because we all love the Yeah Yeah Yeahs doesn’t mean we don’t have a place in our hearts for another one-girl, two-boy band with slightly skewed aesthetics and an organic, visceral sound. Case in point: Our simply ecstatic disposition regarding the news of the release of the first full-length effort of The Happy Hollows.

The Los Angeles noise-pop trio is fronted by wild woman Sarah Negahdari, who Wired Magazine called a “killer hybrid of Kim Deal, PJ Harvey and Emily Haines”. Titled Spells, this full-length effort comes fresh off the heels of 2008’s Imaginary EP and both were produced by David Newton, formerly of the Mighty Lemon Drops.

And while other female-led groups may have steered away from the noise-pop ferocity, Negahdari and company are going full force with an album chock full of effects, distortion and feedback, all built from the shredtastic and primal shows that the band, and especially Negahdari, put on. Despite their force, however, The Happy Hollows knows how to bring the love and show off some smiles with a side of snark and effervescent vocal work. – Consequence of Sound

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After several excellent singles, New Jersey’s Real Estate deliver on their full-length debut with a rich collection of evocative and haunting songs. They share tones with North Jersey indie rock titans Yo La Tengo and the Feelies, but they filter those influences through warm impressions of oldies radio. And despite the summery song titles and the beach balling associations that might follow these guys around, this music transcends the notion of seasons. It’s an album with songs about beaches that sounds best in the fall. This isn’t the kind of debut that hints at any limits in terms of sound, technical gifts, and most importantly, time. – Pitchfork 8.5

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