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The Situationals
2+ albums
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The Situationals put a modern spin on post-punk powerpop. They are guided by their love of ‘80s alternative, early NYC punk, new wave, and contemporary indie. They add to these influences their own strong songs, smoldering hot vocals, and driving instrumentation. The Situationals are Kelly Morse, Candice Tucker, Todd Day, Jason Perkins, and Michael Carinelli. They formed in Charlotte, North Carolina and quickly gained a reputation for their raucous live shows and unique material. Their music has been used in films and television. In 2006, they released the debut EP, “Heaven is High and The Emperor is Far Away” to enthusiastic reviews. Now, The Situationals return with their self-produced full length album, Bellwether For a couple of weeks this song "Way Too Blue" has been tugging at the corners of my cortex and driving me crazy. It's not the most complex number - basically, just a spangly, arpeggiated riff, part-Edge/part-Andy Summers, married to a thrumming rhythm. But it is the most insidiously insistent song I've heard all year, a bonafide pulse-quickener and hip-twitcher. Key among its components: vocalist Candice Tucker, who with her sensual coo, operatic delivery and tuff-gal swagger, brings to mind a cross between Debbie Harry, the Motels' Martha Davis and early '70s proto-grrrl rocker June Millington. Song after song on this mini-album from Charlotte's Situationals has its own compelling twist: crunching opener "Sometimes" is pure Clash; "Boys Of Troy,
