THE HIGH SCORE
Sexy Losers (Lynn Point)
Reviewed by Erick Mertz

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FYI: Rock and Roll is supposed to be fun. Sometimes that point is muddied in the dour wretches of black slacker metal or the overly serious posture that tends not to drip, but ooze from college radio frequencies.

Maybe the High Score on their new LP Sexy Losers is out to remind us of that seemingly lost point of fact. Reminiscent of 100% Fun era Matthew Sweet or the more joyously sloppy Weezer offerings, Sexy Losers isn't going to prep you for the GRE or SAT exam, but it may just offer an alternative to fretting over them. Filled with twelve clever paeans to life, all in the name of rock and roll, the High Score creates an invaluable tutorial on such raucous topics as guzzling PBR and surviving a mosh pit, mere moments from going out of control. Check out "Motley Who" for the album's most witty refrains and "Let The Stupidness Begin" where stumble punk socks the dish and runs away with the spoon.

For a moment, we should all step back and let as loose as Sexy Losers begs us to.

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