I can’t find out a damn thing about the Dutch Elms, but does that really matter when they purvey such pristine pop? No indie snobbishness, no “we’re making art” pretentiousness; just jangling, dancing, harmonizing fun. This pop is as pure as it can get.
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Those guys are sweet. Thanks for posting them. I will be buying this one.
So, what exactly is "jangling?" I understand that REM is "jangle pop," whatever that may be. All I can think of is that DMX song called "Jangalang nigga" or something, and the chorus goes, "I'm a jangalang nigga." Yes, that's right; I said DMX.
So uh, enlighten me.
little known fact:
DMX=big REM fan
"jangling," according to my favorite little dictionary widget [http://wordweb.info/free/], means "Like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together"…which seems to describe Test Dept more than REM
"jangle pop":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jangle_pop
REM's in there, but no mention of Test Dept…
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A little more about us…