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Review by Dan Cassidy

Good Points:
Music is original, not conforming to contemporary mainstream tastes. Despite the indie tag, the songs are accessible to a wide audience.

Bad Points:
Production could be better on one or two numbers; however, the lo-fi treatment captures the songs well.

General Comments:
With any luck, the Pin-Up Girls' "Taste Test: Expanded Menu" on Know-It-All Records label (http://www.knowitallrecords.com) won't end up as the best album of 2004 that nobody heard. Too many of my favorite artists, like Belle and Sebastian and South, drown in the wide oceans of the American music industry. This is a relaxed effort, for the most part, colorfully strummed acoustic guitars and some crisp, starry-eyed psychedelia here and there. The best tracks are "Caress," "Pictures," and two versions of "Love X Ten," the latter so faithfully capturing '80s club nights that it feels like a prom-night hangover from 1985, which is a delightful thing. There's not a bum song in the bunch, and these Filipino kids know their hooks inside and out. Darn choruses will get stuck in your head.

Recommended:
Yes



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