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Teenage Fanclub: Shepherd's Bush Empire

Adam Sweeting, The Guardian, 5 June 1995

YOU CAN tell a lot about a band from their choice of cover versions. As their tumultuous set rampaged to a close, Teenage Fanclub ripped through Alex Chilton's 'Free Again', and a souped-up version of the Beatles' 'Rain'. The Teenies have never made any secret of where they're coming from. More to the point, they've rediscovered a clear idea of where they're going.

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