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Artist: The Lovemakers and Opeth

Label: Time of Romance

First off, this week is the Lovemakers? new disc, Time of Romance, on Interscope records. Yeah, it ain?t metal; but hey, nobody?s perfect.

As if they were living up to every ?80s cliche, synth and Anglo-tinged vocals trade off with the more than competent backbeat on tracks like ?Shake That Ass? and ?Prepare for the Fight.? If I were a betting man, I?d say the dudes here would probably run from any fight, given their physical appearance, but maybe I?m just being mean. They are snappy dressers, though.

Romance is a nicely produced slab of layered, modern pop. One could very easily trace a direct line from Duran Duran to Franz Ferdinand and place this album somewhere in between. Lisa...

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