LOLA BARBERSHOP
Sportsman EP (Torpedo Records)
Reviewed by DJ Johnson

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They're from Sweden but they sound like they rehearsed in the garage next to the Cowsills' house and walked around with 45-rpm carrying cases filled with records by The Beach Boys, Dino, Desi & Billy and other groups with similarly poppy leanings in the 60s. They've learned the lesson of pop structure well enough to create songs that feel good, and because all four sing and understand what made 60s pop harmony so fine, the songs sound and feel even better. There isn't a lead vocalist because it's all harmony all the time, a bit reminiscent of some of The Byrds' finest moments. There are five songs clocking in at 17:27 here. Just a little thing, but potent. Very potent.

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