The follow-up to 2019's power pop-leaning Natural, Everyday Degradation, A Portrait of an Ugly Man sees the Minnesota group continue to distance themselves from their D.I.Y./emo-revival past with a taut ten-song set that looks to brooding post-punk and snappy, spring reverb-licked indie rock for inspiration. Led by siblings Erik (vocals/guitar) and Stephen Paulson (bass), Remo Drive's bleak/cool aesthetic and wry lyrics evoke the Smiths by way of Hot Fuss-era Killers. The '90s indie rock ambiance yields a handful of gems, ...
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The follow-up to 2019's power pop-leaning Natural, Everyday Degradation, A Portrait of an Ugly Man sees the Minnesota group continue to distance themselves from their D.I.Y./emo-revival past with a taut ten-song set that looks to brooding post-punk and snappy, spring reverb-licked indie rock for inspiration. Led by siblings Erik (vocals/guitar) and Stephen Paulson (bass), Remo Drive's bleak/cool aesthetic and wry lyrics evoke the Smiths by way of Hot Fuss-era Killers. The '90s indie rock ambiance yields a handful of gems, with the snappy "A Guide to Live By" and "True Romance Lives," and the winking "Night I Kidnapped Remo Drive" -- all of which lean hard into the sweaty, late-summer-night garage rock stylings of bands like Franz Ferdinand and the Strokes -- leading the charge. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi
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Add this copy of A Portrait of an Ugly Man (Opaque Maroon Vinyl) to cart. $38.50, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2020 by Epitaph.