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March 27, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 419

Engine Summer, Trophy Kids (2017)
download24When I (recently) reviewed this album I wrote “Engine Summer is a three-piece out of Chicago and Trophy Kids is a ripper of a record” – and, at first, I wanted to leave it there. Because, you see, the band writes short, sharp blasts of power-pop; all angles. But I went on to write more, obviously. The album arrived on my doorstep one day after an email from the band, they’d found my site and were keen on a review. And offered to send the LP. A nice gesture. And it arrived. And I spent the summer with it – and then wrote what I wrote. Obviously sending a record gets you the bonus of a second mention via this series, The Vinyl Countdown. But it’s also just a nice gesture. It’s not absolutely required – reviews happen via CDs and download links and streaming too. But if you have a piece of product you’re proud of – if you’ve gone to the effort of making the record, of releasing an actual vinyl – then where possible you should still send that out to the reviewers. This record found me from the other side of the world. And I’m glad it dad.

Sample Track: Cab
ENgine Summer
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