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Tab The Band
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Out of 3 votes
Out of 3 votes
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- Location: Massachusetts, United States
- Genre: Alternative/Punk » Jangle Pop
Editor's review
Two decades ago, before indie pop was essentially mainstream, it often sounded a bit more like this: lovingly written, recklessly drummed, and hanging onto the very fringe of tonality. Thanks to legit choruses, Massachusetts' Tab can wear the DIY vibe as a real badge of honor.
Biography
Their sophmore release retains the same rough and tumble nature of the first one. It sounds like a real band using real instruments recorded in an organic way. On this second release, the guys stretched the spectrum, some songs heavier and some more poppy.
The album's theme is about a girl living in the ritzy outskirts of a big city, messing around with her absentee parents' rich friends, taking trips to the city on her own and living dangerously. The songs take on the perspectives of her, her middle-aged wealthy suitors, and the 'good guy' at her school who laments over her dalliances. Ultimately, it doesn't work out and she finds herself, once again, in the hands of another ne'er-do-well mid-life crisis fellow.
Recorded at the Boneyard in Duxbury, MA , Long Weekend was written, recorded, produced and engineered by brothers Adrian and Tony Perry. The boys also helped mix the album with Kevin Ennis (who also mixed "Pulling Out Just Enough To Win").
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