STILL SINGLE

A space for thoughts on music and culture, as written by Doug Mosurock and a select handful of individuals. This is intended as a supplement to our regular feature Still Single, published on Dusted Magazine. Updates will run here more frequently, and may feature writing on music not covered in the column. Compact discs are still not accepted for review -- we have more than enough vinyl and the occasional cassette to worry about.

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December 22, 2010

For Ex-Lovers Only – Coffin 7” EP (Magic Marker)

I really want to like No Age more than I do, but it’s their fault for following “Teen Creeps” with what appears to be a terminal water-tread a few quality-notches below that watershed moment. For Ex-Lovers Only isn’t going to fix my money woes, buy me a 1996 Toyota 4-Runner with low miles, or write me a can’t-lose book proposal, but they are going to fill that space in between “Teen Creeps” and every other No Age song. That’s a compliment. “Coffin” is all of side A and it’s got that intangible, melancholic hook that you’ve heard before (or maybe you haven’t … try to find and absorb something by the ‘90s band, Further), but that never gets old. Side two is split between two little gems that show some spark of inspiration, though they can’t quite reach the prize. The No Age comparison shouldn’t be understated; automatically ranking For Ex-Lovers Only as one of those bands that “appropriates” liberally from the decade that grandfathered their chosen sound. Let’s hope they give credit where credit is due. (http://www.magicmarkerrecords.com)
(Andrew Earles)

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