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| | The Promise Ring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | Their hyperkinetic songs are firmly entrenched in the post-punk emo school of indie rock songcraft, but the lyrics and melodies are so heartwrenching and hummable that generic labels simply don't apply. |
 | | The inscrutable yet poetic lyrics, articulate ringing guitar hooks, kinetic drumming, and sincere, almost plaintive, vocals come together for three minutes of power pop to the nth degree that will keep the kids tapping their toes as they hum along. |
 | | The Promise Ring inspires fanatical devotion in its fans: live shows are like teen angst confessionals where boys and girls swarm the stage, shouting the lyrics, straining to be as sincere and charming as Von Bohlen, and wishing that someone, somewhere would write a song as disarming and crush-worthy about them. |
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