By JOHN SAKAMOTO --
There are any number of reasons for Elastica to qualify as one of the
most exceptional bands to come out of the U.K. in the last five years.
For starters, their self-titled debut (out here March 15) is an
exhilarating blast of catchy, guitar-driven, post-punk rock inspired by,
according to cheerfully mouthy frontwoman Justine Frischmann, "Records like
(Blondie's) Parallel Lines and Rattus Norvegicus (The Stranglers) and Scary
Monsters (David Bowie) - things my big brother left behind when he moved on to
CDs."
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