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...Shake the Sheets
...outset. Few artists today aim for this kind of warm power-pop, and Leo shows himself as a songwriter still willing to rock out. As in all his work, such as his pre-Rx group Chisel, he shows himself as a teeth-clenched, pretension-free workhorse of indie rock. Shake the Sheets is another album from an artist who has perfected his unique sound and sticks to it.The band hits their stride in the middle of the album. Relying for the most part on a simple lineup of drums, bass, guitar and Leo’s dextrous vocals, the Pharmacists...
...vocals are joined by the band’s in the final moments of the “Walking to Do,” we get the sense of a coherent force in music today. No other artists are writing songs like Ted Leo, and with Shake the Sheets he proves further it’s an important niche he fills...
...when he did, according to Davies, he made a five-minute speech, got his picture taken, shook the hands of some people in the front row, and left. “I was rather bitter that the President couldn’t even take the time to shake my hand,” Davies lamented. “In previous years President Clinton did a receiving line and shook the hand of every single Olympian...Some of my friends and I were joking that if [Bush] didn’t have time to shake our hands, the very least...
...only regret for the homecoming of her play is that she wishes “Bren [Withers] and I were performing, and then after getting a huge Bartley’s burger and shake. That is the best burger and shake in the world...