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The Follies Permanent Present Tense LP
The FOLLIES are a little FLAMIN’ GROOVIES with some BOB MOULD, and a little LOVE. Lots of jangly pop to be had here, and I am not ashamed to admit liking the majority of it. There might be a couple of songs that fall short (“I Idled,” “I Tried”), but all in all, Permanent Present Tense is a tightly-wound ball o’ power pop. Give us more vocals from Jess Poplowski, who contributed to one of the better moments to be had on the record, “Bad Habits.”