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VHS OR BETA, ANOTHER CYNTHIA, TIGERCITY
(Doug Fir, 830 E Burnside) VHS or Beta have come a long way since the French-inflected instrumental disco of Le Funk; theyre now a full-fledged mainstream pop/rock band similar to the Stills or the Killers, and the Louisville, KY electro-popsters are returning for their third Doug Fir appearance since September. Theyre still touring behind last years Bring on the Comets, a pleasant, 80s-skewed pop album thats equal parts Duran Duran and Simple Minds. Album highlights Cant Believe a Single Word and Bring on the Comets are over-inflated but affirming anthems ready-made for the sports arena, and having just come off a Coachella performance, theyll strive to make the Doug Fir seem larger than life. Sure, the formats of VHS and Betamax are both irrelevant now, but the bands music is a harmless, danceable nostalgia trip. NL
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VHS or Beta - Night On Fire