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From Atlanta Journal Constiution
Fri Dec 13th 2002
Silent Kids: You can play Spot the Influences all night with the Silent Kids
latest album, the self-released "Tomorrow Waits" --- the breathy vocals and fuzzy
guitars of '70s indie-poppers the Shoes, the melancholy melodicism of Big Star,
the retro synth squiggles of Stereolab, the grimy chug of the Velvet Underground,
a sprinkling of various new wavers. None of that sticks around for very long before
the Atlanta band moves on to something else, all the while maintaining a surprisingly
solid sense of its own identity. Despite the list above, this isn't power-pop or
new wave and it doesn't sound particularly nostalgic. Silent Kids creates a
distinctive blend from what must surely be an impressive record collection.
The band just recently signed with increasingly cool local indie label Two Sheds,
which will re-issue "Tomorrow Waits."
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