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    Sans Culottes

    Another Ten True Summers

    (1999)

    Reviewed by Mark

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    Label Burnt Toast VinylDecapolis1999
    indie rockpower pop

    Mid tempo pop/punk with a more serious edge and Ben Folds-ish vocals make up this release. Nothing really jumped out at me upon listening to this CD. Not bad, but not good enough to make me want to listen to it again.

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    Other coverage for this album

    Decapolis 1999Reviewed by ConradThis upbeat alternative pop rock album wasn't bad. The songs were all pretty strong. I really liked the vocal melodies and harmonies - and the guitar melodies. The album is really good for the first two-thirds, then the slower songs come in and bogs the album down for a bit - lowering the grade from my initial B-. This album suffers a bit from the vocalist's weak technique - no strength or…Decapolis 1999Reviewed by TimRocknroll. It sounds a lot like Weston, but its a little poppier. C+Decapolis 1999Reviewed by Tom BastianMy friend Scott (owner of Burnt Toast) has been telling me about this band for a while. Scott has a pretty good idea of the type of music I dig, and he sure was right. This is the first and only thing I have heard from Sans Culottes and I have to say I really really dig it. I guess they would be best described as indie rock with a pop feel. Kind of a melodic post-punk sound, a lot like Weston's…Decapolis 1999Reviewed by Matt AThis is some cool power pop/indie rock stuff that reminds me at times of Weston, which is definitely a good thing. I really liked the poppier stuff on here, but some songs just didn't hold my attention. A pretty cool release in all though, and worth checking out if you're a fan of Weston or even Pavement B-

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