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*** The Nixons
FOMA
(MCA)
This Oklahoma City quartet meld a literary
sensibility to arena rock, with surprising results. Lead-guitarist Jesse Davis
has a real knack for finding the right hook, and this recording is packed with
strong tunes that sweep you up long before you grasp singer Zac Malloy's
populist agenda. For example, the voice of a child singing "Jesus Loves Me"
leads into the commentary of "Fellowship," which slings arrows at the religious
right. Elsewhere, Malloy's lyrics read like confessional tone poems, especially
on "Blind" (a plea for tolerance), the acoustic "Passion" (a tale of love gone
cold), and the single "Sister," where his rugged tenor conjures Eddie Vedder.
The Nixons create the kind of sharp-edged rock and roll that's less obsessed
with changing the world than with addressing it.
-- David Gérard
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