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Ovlov, Tru

Ovlov, TRU
This emo-injected indie rock band wears its influences on its sleeve. If any part of you still pines for the guitar-driven alternative rock of the 90s, you’ll find treasure here, particularly if you were into bands like Built To Spill or Dinosaur Jr. who dealt out heavier guitar power and virtuosity than their peers. Emo fans will find traces of Sunny Day Real Estate and Death Cab For Cutie largely due to frontman Steve Harlett’s vocals. I remember wondering, with my high school friends, whether our music would someday seem like “classic rock,” and it’s listening to bands like this that shows that it does indeed. This is album rock, inviting listeners to immerse themselves in its churning, enveloping sound over the course of many listens. Highlights: “Best Of You,” “Baby Alligator,” “Short Morgan”

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