The Pills

The Big Takeover

The Pills are from Boston, and it's safe to assume that they spend most of their time in that city's easternmost reaches. Why? Because it's closer to England! That's to say that these guys are Anglophilic with a capital A. But it comes off as affectionate and fun, rather than mannered, and thus their modish music buzzes hard with humor, melody and intensity. "Real, Real gone" updates the Jam's gum-snapping dynamism with crunchy post-Nevermind studio muscle. "The Devil's Song" travels similar territory, but introduces a frenetic, Specials-recalling, ska-based rhythm. Despite the Brit flavor of much of the material, the quartet occasionally looks stateside for it's inspiration. "Soft" is a monstrous, melodic affair, bringing to mind a revved-up Cheap Trick doing battle with a no- nonsense Jellyfish. (Monolyth, Box 990980, Boston, MA 02199)

Terry Banks

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	The Big Takeover
	The Pills are from Boston, and it's safe to assume that they spend most of their time in that city's easternmost reaches. Why? Because it's closer to England! That's to say that these guys are Anglophilic with a capital A. But it comes off as affectionate and fun, rather than mannered, and thus their modish music buzzes hard with humor, melody and intensity. "Real, Real gone" updates the Jam's gum-snapping dynamism with crunchy post-Nevermind studio muscle. "The Devil's Song" travels similar territory, but introduces a frenetic, Specials-recalling, ska-based rhythm. Despite the Brit flavor of much of the material, the quartet occasionally looks stateside for it's inspiration. "Soft" is a monstrous, melodic affair, bringing to mind a revved-up Cheap Trick doing battle with a no- nonsense Jellyfish. (Monolyth, Box 990980, Boston, MA 02199) Terry Banks
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