Justin: Telling me I'm not a conessieur of mid-90's indie rock is kind of like telling a cat they can't play the piano. Attempts may be made but in the end it's all just whiskers and frustration. Okay, that was a terrible simile. The point is that I really like the Failures' Union. The band cites acts like the Pixies, Dinosaur Jr and early REM as influences and basically what you end up with is that really pleasing, smooth sound that most people around the age of 25 grew up listening to. The track "Friends In Jail" has been my wake up song all week and features a really relaxed swagger in the rhythm section and some gorgeous crooning on the part of the vocalist. The band's currently writing a new album, hopefully to be seen sometime this summer.

Stream "Friends in Jail" at their MySpace page

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