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Q and Not U was a Washington, D.C. post-hardcore band from 1998-2005, signed with Dischord Records. Their sound, with fractured guitar leads and disorganized and inventive percussi
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Sounds like:
Operator Music Band,
Wheatus,
Q And Not U
By
Christiana Bartolini
on
Feb 26, 2019
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Cheekface's single "Here I Was" is hilariously relatable and softens the blow of our demise in a classic garage pop manner.
The lyrics take the lead as they grab your attention in a spoken word style, but the instrumentals are not to be ignored. The...
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Sounds like:
Operator Music Band,
Q And Not U,
Arre! Arre!
By
Christiana Bartolini
on
Jan 22, 2019
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Cheekface is back with their, dare I say, cheeky style in the form of new single "Eternity Leave."
The lyrics really steal the scene here, which is saying a lot since the composition is seriously catchy and tightly executed. The classic punk guitar ...
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Sounds like:
Operator Music Band,
Talking Heads,
Q And Not U
By
Christiana Bartolini
on
Apr 23, 2018
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Cheekface's next single, "Dry Heat/Nice Town" is an endearing, humorous yet considerably relatable track that's catchy to boot.
Any millennial can immediately digest this song, whether from an anarchist point of view or as "one of them." Either way,...
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Sounds like:
Operator Music Band,
Talking Heads,
Q And Not U
By
Christiana Bartolini
on
Jan 24, 2018
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Cheekface is new but their sound is keeping alive what is well and good in the experimental post-punk realm.
Their deconstructed track, "Glendale," is wiry and gritty. It starts off with an intriguing riff and leaves you wondering where it'll lead. ...
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Sounds like:
Q And Not U,
Talking Heads
By
Christiana Bartolini
on
Feb 23, 2017
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Operator Music Band is coming in hot with their single "Creative Tube Bending."
Experimentally strong and structurally exciting, the combination of vintage synth effects and industrial composition helps elevate their sound. But it's the pop aspect t...
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Sounds like:
The Wrens,
Q and Not U,
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
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7

Sounds like:
Q And Not U,
Sonic Youth,
Minus the Bear
By
Christiana Bartolini
on
Jul 20, 2011
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It's so refreshing to come upon a newer band who is taking their music in a different (and slightly unknown) direction. Grooms is a noise-rock band based out of Brooklyn. I, for one, love both Grooms albums, but their sophomore release, Prom, is fill...
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Sounds like:
Juno,
The Long Winters,
Flaming Lips,
Q and Not U
By
Jessica Deeken
on
Jan 28, 2011
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When the Pixies toured through Seattle a few years ago, it was astounding how many of their fans had grown up and had little rock and roll miniatures. The evidence was running around in black-clad, angst-loving circles late into the night. Not so fo...
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