Blue Rev cover

Blue Rev

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Molly Rankin and her bandmates have found a way to mulch a gang of 80s + 90s bands (My Bloody Valentine, Go-Gos, Pastels, Lush, Throwing Muses, Swervedriver, R.E.M.) and come up with a new form that foregrounds melody and song form in a satisfyingly straight-ahead way. Rankin is a careful lyricist and the band moves from hook to hook. It’s just weird there aren’t more bands like this now.

Sasha Frere-Jones

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