Rick Blythe
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Clandestine radio
This is the real deal. Check out my post/video
MySpace link: http://www.myspace.com/theplaymatesjp
The Playmates, a Japanese trio that belt out their indelibly penetrating power-pop (with that gratifying punk edge) exclusively in English, retaining their native accent of course. “Catchy” can’t even begin to describe the Playmates dexterous, melody-drenched savvy, that consistently finds them employing more hooks into one song than a lesser band would be lucky to accumulate over the course of an entire album.
Think Buzzcocks, early Undertones, Pointed Sticks, and dare I say 39/Smooth-era Green Day, but the Playmates tact tends to go down a little smoother than the aforementioned. A quick listen to the material on their MySpace page, all recorded post-Short Wave, finds them adopting a mellower, but no less impressive tenor. The album in question though is mind shatteringly fun and addictive. You have been warned.
