Think the Smiths meets the Shins with some of the best indie-rock pop tunes this year. A voice as powerfully beautiful as Dawson's is rare.

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ROCK: Modern Rock, POP: British Pop



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âSlender Means have an indie-pop grand slam on their hands ⦠Pulling from Elvis Costello, Cheap Trick, the Strokes, and Supergrass, almost every song is aimed at getting kids beaming in their headphones.â â The Stranger

Slnder Means have a powerful and sophisticated ep, as passionate as it is rocking. Dawsonâs voice â equal parts Morrissey and Bono â delivers his soulful lyrics with convincing brash and bravado.â â MSN

âCrisp laments full of delicately interlaced guitars that move at surprisingly jaunty tempos. Think the Smiths or Chameleons U.K. Dawson's accomplished vocals have matured to perfection: He has a way of snagging common 1980s melodies and repurposing them to his own ends.â â Seattle Post-Intelligencer

âThis Seattle band debuts with an amazingly accomplished album of indie-pop perfection. Every single song is spiked with memorable hooks ⦠In a year of great Northwest releases, this is one of the best.â -- KEXP.org

âImagine a perfect melding of The Strokes and Travis with a bit of Rooney thrown in. Lots of killer melodies and gorgeous instrumentation and cool harmonies ⦠Every year people are looking for a band in the Northwest that will be as big as The Shins. I think we have a winner here.â â Powerpopaholic.com

âThis Seattle quintet is absolutely gimmick-free, dedicated to churning out the kind of passionate, heartfelt rock that bands like Big Star and the Replacements did in the pre-eyeliner eras.â â Stranded In Stereo