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sounds beamed-in from some alternate universe blissfully devoid of whatever

spawned Limp Bizkit or Papa Roach. Think Stone Temple Pilots without the

occasional tunefulness, or simply Fastball. There are a handful of nice

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touches--a surprising chord change at the end of the chorus of "Man Out of

Season," the lightly skimming bass line of "Washed Away," and an unconventional

progression on "Fighting"--but these are buried in a pervasive sense of sameness

that extends from start to finish. Perhaps hoping that fuzzy guitars will hide a

lack of melody, the band make nearly every song a midtempo crescendo to a

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