Various Artists
Musicbeast
self-released
This is a cd with three songs by Ghettogetter and five each from Iamuse and Threeminutepopsongs. Ghettogetter are a bit annoying and not my cup of tea, they sound a bit like SKBWN, but less amazing, more electronic and a whole lot more disco with (even) sillier lyrics. Ghettogetter and Threeminutepopsongs consist of the same people, but the latter band sound much more like The Cure, and have more of a goth-feel than a disco beat. Still, it's not worth checking them out. Just like jam doughnuts, the best parts of this cd can be found in the middle, with Iamuse's spellbinding melodic rock songs. Iamuse put the two other bands on this disc to shame with their five songs, that are a bit reminscent of Bright Eyes (especially on the sublime "Neon city lovelane road"). It's a shame they didn't have all the thirteen songs for themselves!
- Simon Tagestam