is a snippet of a breakup song
that fuses’60s girl groups, like The
Crystals, with harder-edged ’70s
counterparts, such as The Run-
aways. The slash ‘n’ burn of “Don’t
Go” also is a treat.
To close out the EP, Hair Magic
place their tongues firmly in cheek
to pay homage to 1970s heart-
throb Randy Mantooth, star of the
NBC-TV hit “Emergency,” with The
Waitresses-like “Randy Mantooth.”
I love the line “I’ve been through
some stormy weather. Kiss my boo
boo, make it better.” .
Highland Park-based San Tropez
describe themselves as an “Ameri-
can dream pop” band, but they
actually seem to incorporate many
British elements into their music,
including Pink Floyd, David Bowie,
The Cure, Echo & the Bunnymen
and Oasis. There also are referenc-
es to the good ol’ American noise
of Pavement and Sonic Youth on
the band’s five-song debut EP,
“Lila.”
The collection kicks off with the
sonic emotional bludgeoning of
“Tender and High.” The tale about
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