Garageland - Do What You Want (1999)

Influenced by Pixies, Pavement, The Clean and The Velvet Underground, they were critically acclaimed in the UK and US for their well-crafted and catchy pop songs.  Garageland's second album was released in the band's home of New Zealand in 1999 by Flying Nun Records. Do What You Want sounds like the best spawn of James with Brian Wilson trying to do his best Ric Ocasek impression while turning the knobs. An amazingly cohesive album, considering their last was basically a collection of singles. Do What You Want also includes songs that will make you glad you own a stereo and that it goes to 11. If it doesn't go that loud, it is time for a new hi-fi.. ..

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