The Modern Lovers – Self-Titled
(Note: This article was written in 2008 for an old Blogspot music blog that I managed (flyingairplane.blogspot.com); meaning, I was 18 years old when I wrote this. The blog's format was such that each article contained a short “review” of an album and a download link to the full album (usually through Mediafire). Blogspot was a go-to source for obscure music back in 2008, with many blogs like this popping up with download links, and I wanted to be part of the illegal-music-download literati myself. Unfortunately, this blatant violation of copyright eventually caught up with the blog (and most others of its ilk) and got it removed from the Blogspot service entirely; however, the first page of the blog remains archived through the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.)
All I can say about this album is that it's brilliant. Produced by John Cale of The Velvet Underground, excellently. Very amateur and charming, most of the songs being about girlfriends or wanting a girlfriend. Roadrunner starts off the album, a fast tempo garage rock song that makes you feel like you're right in front of the band experiencing their energy. I'm Straight and Pablo Picasso will make you grin, while Government Center and Old World will make you dance.
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