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Very Emergency

Band: The Promise Ring Album: Very Emergency Best song: The record brings me back. “Jersey Shore” is great, “Happy Hour” is good. Nothing beats “Emergency! Emergency!,” though. Worst song: Most of these songs sound the same, let’s be honest. I’ve touched on this in the past, but “emo” was “hipster” about ten years ago. When […]

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