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Crocodiles: "Summer of Hate" (Video)

11:43 p.m. · June 29, 2009 · by Michael Hoven

Everything about this says "1969," from the sound to the haircuts to the sunglasses to the desert setting. The only thing that might be non-1969 is the video quality, which is more reminiscent of Thomas Edison. The influences are clear and this band has avoided trend-hopping by placing itself in a tradition. If a Velvet Underground-esque, black-and-white downer at a time when others are looking for fun-loving summer jams is your kind of thing, you're sure to like it. (Full disclosure: this is totally my kind of thing.)

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