The Pills

Metroland [Albany]

Fans who like their retro music served up hard, fast and loud may dig the pills, who will perform tomorrow (Friday) with local outfits Funkshop Loomis and the Bruise Bros. at Valentine's. A Boston quartet who released their brash debut CD, Wide Awake with the Pills, last year on indie label Air Raid Records, the pills mix the early-'80's power-pop stylings of banks including the Plimsouls and the Jam with adrenalized rhythms that remind listeners why punk-music energy is an important element of the power-pop formula. The pills fuel their short, aggressive songs - including the single "Scooter Gurl (She's So Faithful)" - with hooky guitar parts, shouted harmonies and blistering speed, so it's no surprise that they've scored gigs opening for big-name artists including the B-52s, the Smithereens and Reverend Horton Heat. The pills' sound also helped them win the Jim Beam Rising Star National talent search. Hard liquor and hard music - now there's a combination that never goes out of style.

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	Metroland [Albany]
	Fans who like their retro music served up hard, fast and loud may dig the pills, who will perform tomorrow (Friday) with local outfits Funkshop Loomis and the Bruise Bros. at Valentine's. A Boston quartet who released their brash debut CD, Wide Awake with the Pills, last year on indie label Air Raid Records, the pills mix the early-'80's power-pop stylings of banks including the Plimsouls and the Jam with adrenalized rhythms that remind listeners why punk-music energy is an important element of the power-pop formula. The pills fuel their short, aggressive songs - including the single "Scooter Gurl (She's So Faithful)" - with hooky guitar parts, shouted harmonies and blistering speed, so it's no surprise that they've scored gigs opening for big-name artists including the B-52s, the Smithereens and Reverend Horton Heat. The pills' sound also helped them win the Jim Beam Rising Star National talent search. Hard liquor and hard music - now there's a combination that never goes out of style.
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