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Who: Magnet School
What: Grown-man’s emo re-imagined through unique indie rock
When: Playing at @Double Wide in Dallas, TX on 1/21/12
Where: Austin, TX
Why: Magnet Schools draw the smartest students from different areas of a city, defying established boundaries. Austin, TX’s Magnet School is aptly named, then, as they carefully pluck the smartest stylistic elements from several different genres, blending them together to form a unique sound. There are jangling guitars submerged in shoegazy reverb, early-emo-style lyricism and Hum-like, grungy grooves. The music is essentially emo-tinged indie rock for guys who grew up listening to Sunny Day Real Estate and The Promise Ring, with the out-there experimentation of groups like fellow-Austin dwellers …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead thrown in.
Magnet School released their debut album Tonight We Drink… Tomorrow We Battle The Evil At Hand via Austin’s local Arclight Records in 2007 to fairly widespread acclaim. Though it’s now been five years since that release, the group has continued working hard. They have a couple shows throughout Texas this month, and a follow-up album is supposedly in the works.
Key Tracks (Click To Listen): “Crush,” off Tonight We Drink… Tomorrow We Battle The Evil At Hand. “XX,” also off Tonight.
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