DESTINATION: EARTH
Adventures In Newspace (Gelatinous Productions)
Reviewed by DJ Johnson

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I love it! I get several fixes at once. I get my surf jones satisfied because they can really handle instro surf in the style of Man Or Astro-Man (samples and all), I get laughs which, let's face it, we all need right about now, because they throw some funny lyrics into a handful of their tunes, and my diversity fetish is totally covered by their effortless pivots from the aforementioned styles to punk to hip-hop. There's so much going on in between and behind the focal points that you can listen over and over and find new things. Most bands do one or two things. Destination: Earth manage a perfect blend of six or seven and do them all very well. All the reviews compare them with Man Or Astro-Man, and they'll never escape it because they wear costumes, have a space- related schtick, and play instro-surf, but I have to tell you that, while I found my way to the 3rd wave of surf via MOAM, these guys could wipe up the floor with them. Time to check out the band that could be the savior of the genre. Or at least the keeper of the flame until the fourth wave.

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