Various Artists – “P Is For Panda: Mix Tape Vol. 1”
Album Reviews | Aug 24th, 2008

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Record Label: P Is For Panda/Hopeless Records
Genre: Alt-Country/Indie
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Startup hipster t-shirt company is now branching into the music biz with this compilation of shoegaze indie, heartland rock, and alt-country.
The artists lean toward the twangy, which ordinarily wouldn’t be my thing but the majority of the 16 tracks are strong. For a first comp from a new company with all bands I’ve never heard of, the quality and production are consistently good.
Best of all, no emo or mallpunk – surprising given this is a joint venture with Hopeless.
Bottom Line:
Notable Tracks: A number of good tracks, but Damion Suomi sounds like good REM.
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