Ted Leo/Pharmacists
Tell Bageary, Balgury Is Dead (Lookout!)
by Tim Den
Is Ted Leo our generation’s Paul Weller? For sure, no one else pulls off the Jam/Kinks vibe as convincingly or well-crafted as Leo. Even on a mostly-acoustic/solo EP such as this, his staggering voice (as clear, well-enunciated, full-lunged, and bright as his contemporaries are not) and tasteful fretwork give up what could be timeless pop gems.
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