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There is no band on progarchives--no... in this world, with this much skill, this much heart and creativity, so much original and refreshing music to bring to this world, and yet are not signed, not as noticed as these well deserved, hard-working, passionate musicians.

The Tea Club are the next big art rock band. Unfortunately, timing is almost everything in the art world, and it seems they missed the train. And yet, they remain completely obstinate; their endurance and strength never veering. They're not just musicians. They're artists. They're in it for the art, and no one can argue that. Now maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, but I truly believe that the McGowan brothers have the talent and audacity to be the next Radiohead, the next Beatles, the next Genesis... their songwriting and boldness are unparalleled as far as I can see right now and I have just about listened to everything on the top progarchives list for the past few years...

I'm not going to describe this album. I'm not going to shower it with compliments. I will just say this...

This album is bold. I almost despised it at first (I'm a huge fan of "Rabbit" and "Quickly..."). But keep listening to it...

I guarantee you will see how bold this album is...

I give it a perfect score, not because I think the album is flawless, but because it's exceptional, daring, and composed at full capacity from the musicians' souls...

This is not about skill or sound... this is about vision...

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