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HELLELUJAH THE HILLS

PREPARE TO QUALIFY EP

By David Day

CD_HallelujahQualify

GENRE | BASSTOWN POP

VERDICT | THE PLEASANTRY

RELEASE | 4.8.08

LABEL | MISRA RECORDS

HALLELUJAHTHEHILLS.COM

As the coolest band in Boston, HTH has a lot to live up to. This EP compiles the tracks they've posted on spin-party blogs like Stereogum and Largehearted Boy, plus a few live tracks. The difference being, those were recorded on 8-track while these have been mastered and maintained by an expert. The blowing-up Boston scene (in case you've been hiding in your closet for the last three years) is honestly, truly off to the races (really!) and HTH are the aesthetic front-runner at the quarter mile marker. Their layered, anthemic vocals and raw sound (trumpets!) combine for a warm, welcoming fireplace-rock sound that you want to spoon with. Check out "Let It Wave" for an idea of what I'm talking about. Let's hope these guys don't think it's a good idea to move to Brooklyn (Williamsborg, innit?). That would suck.

HALLELUJAH THE HILLS DUAL CD RELEASE PARTIES AT GREAT SCOTT 3PM (ALL AGES) AND 9PM SAT. 4.12

 



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