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| | In Music We Trust - Martinis, The: Smitten |
 | | On Smitten, the debut from The Martinis, Joey Santiago's (of The Pixies) other band, Joey Santiago (guitar) and Linda Mallari (vocals) deliver a guitar-driven, power-pop record that has a lot in common with The Pixies, though is more straight ahead than quirky. |
 | | With the same post-punk blood pulsating through their songs, The Martinis and The Pixies, Santiago's love of playing guitar fast and hard, but with an equally appealing melodic sheen, is present, as all of the eleven songs here attest to. |
 | | Mallari's vocals give the sweet touch to Santiago's rocker heart, and together the duo, along with friends, knows how to make things both sugary and powerful. |
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