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was recorded over the course of almost three years. The first four songs were finished in early 1998. The New
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point, you have to choose. That was the hardest part about mixing the thing: just making that judgment call. I only feel at peace with the record now because people seem to like it."
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crazy. They've been getting better ... We're not really a party band. I hope people can party. We give them the music! Isn't that enough?" The tour sold out.
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review they mention the chorus of kids. I just think it's great that people actually believe that, because it's such a fucking ridiculous thing for a band to do."
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we're going to try to record a record.'" The group's producer and bassist John
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1234:– keyboards
1220:Carl Newman
1179:synthesizer
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854:Carl Newman
836:Arcade Fire
722:Cheap Trick
377:Cheap Trick
359:David Bowie
355:the Beatles
296:A.C. Newman
265:Carl Newman
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2093:Simi Stone
2000:Metacritic
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1788:PopMatters
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1515:2009-04-16
1450:2009-04-16
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1151:Sam Coomes
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471:Metacritic
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251:Production
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1946:April 16,
1890:Pitchfork
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347:power pop
322:Meatballs
308:Dan Bejar
306:frontman
304:Destroyer
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60:1998–2000
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349:form of
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