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Perfect Future have garnered comparisons to the more obscure members of '90s emo (New End Original), though being unfamiliar with such characters I'm not at liberty to severely agree or disagree. What I can say is that Perfect Future often sounds like an overlong, experimental full-length demo that might've resulted out of the Mineral, Knapsack or Braid camps when those bands first respectively formed.

What that in turn means is that there's a whole lot of rawness and untapped potential at hand here, but it's not without bearing an immediate bout of mild enjoyability. "Behold" passes along mathy noodling parts and eye-closed, fawning vocals, while "From Me to You" drifts along on a mostly slow, heartbreaking plane, otherwise filling the volume with overly organic yelps and guitars heavily strummed through seemingly busted amps.

More quiet ambition comes in "Make Fun," which slyly stops everything for a curt, lively acoustic part, and the more sparkly guitar attempts in "Roses & Roses & Roses." But "Mother Earth" just seems to lack direction, and not much really grabs your attention during the album's midsection.

If Perfect Future develops their focus and tightens their arrangements, they'll deserve a place beside the My Heart to Joys and Look Mexicos that are rapidly advancing the formula into new and exciting territory. For now, this is merely promising.

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    Posted by sirens on 2009-11-10 09:23:03

    brendanpwns!

    Posted by sncl on 2009-11-05 03:28:13

    hi, this cd is not just on county your lucky stars. it is a split release with my label in the UK, sncl. our website is here:

    http://sncl.collective-zine.co.uk

    p.s. new end original?!?!?!

    Posted by weirdmusician on 2009-11-04 20:32:11
    My Score:

    brendanpwns

    Posted by niveK82 on 2009-11-04 19:59:23
    My Score:

    sweet score for a sweet dude

    i mean... brendanpwns

    Posted by vitustinnitus on 2009-11-04 18:00:58
    My Score:

    brendanpwns

    Posted by sexualsunshine on 2009-11-04 16:04:47

    Good dudes!

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    Posted by tylerdurden8136 on 2009-11-04 13:02:54
    My Score:

    scores for brendanpwns.

    Posted by ____Win_Win_Situation____ on 2009-11-04 08:34:58
    My Score:

    that cover should be anti-flag's next.

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    My Score:

    brendanpwns.

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    Posted by brendanpwns on 2009-11-03 23:37:19
    My Score:

    !!!