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Blue Channel

Lookin’ At Life Through Dirty Glasses

Label: One Grand Records Release Date: 30/09/2000

jmoore by James Moore September 30th, 2000

Debut album from the New Jersey

Emo/Indie-Rock five-piece Blue Channel, one of America’s best-hid secrets**

Their sound is quite hard to nail down, I

guess if you were to combine Samiam, The Get Up Kids and Penfold you wouldn’t

be to far off the emotive rock that Blue Channel produce. They play their songs

at a blistering pace but at the same time they manage to be extremely melodic.

The vocals and lyrics are also stunning not

only can you make all of them out, you can also relate to them. Brian has no

problem with sharing his life experiences with the world, unlike some other

bands he only shares the ones that might have happened to you and the ones

you’d relate to the most.  The album only lasts half an hour but with

songs like ‘Space Invader’, ‘Fruity Plumber’ and ‘Clean Wipe’ it

could easily be a life-changing 30 minutes. So if any of you record labels wants

to sign one of America’s best young bands, email me and I’ll give you more

info

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