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Madder Rose: Bring It Down (Seed)

Rachel Felder, Spin, February 1993

It's such an enticing equation that you wonder why no one else is putting it together in exactly these proportions: Mix equal parts revved-up Dinosaur Jr.-My Bloody Valentine influenced squelching guitars, cool but not too obvious sing-along pop songs, and vocals, that are at times girl-group sweet, at others coy, vulnerable, occasionally tough, and almost too sexy.

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