MUST-SPIN OF THE WEEK: The Megaphonic Thrift, “Acid Blues” 7-inch
Posted on September 29, 2008
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THE MEGAPHONIC THRIFT: Earplugs are a must
[Photo by Eirik Lande]
By Aaron Richter
After hearing Norway’s the Megaphonic Thrift, self-titled was reminded of our dorm-room obsession with Broken Social Scene’s “Almost Crimes (Radio Kills Remix).” Years past, from our tinny laptop speakers, we first caught the Canadians’ scents of Sonic Youth and Pavement mingling with something totally new and fresh, and we were infatuated for months and waited eagerly for the band’s then-import-only album to arrive in the mail. “Acid Blues” has us feeling much the same way.
