Popstar Assassins – Moderne

Popstar Assassins “Moderne" (TriangleBulletLines, www.popstarassassins.com)
The Popstar Assassins are a Seattle, Washington band that eschews the typical Grunge music stylings of the Northwest for a mellower, psychedelic sound reminiscent of the Feelies and the Psychedelic Furs (without the lousy saxophone). This album’s chock fulla Mope Rock anthems that are always more about the music than the moping. There’s a true Psychedelic edge to the songs on this CD that’s lacking in modern New Wave Psychedelia. This is definitely NOT one for the three-chord punk rocker— I’d actually put this one in the realm of “Musician’s Music” for its complexity in both song structure and production.
(CD) - chuck.foater