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He has the talent, which copms through loud and clear on the band's first album, ''Smother Party'', to produce something less original, more pop and perhaps commercially viable—something that would allow him to quit his other job. | He has the talent, which copms through loud and clear on the band's first album, ''Smother Party'', to produce something less original, more pop and perhaps commercially viable—something that would allow him to quit his other job. | ||
| − | But instead, the 27-year-old is writing, singing | + | But instead, the 27-year-old is writing, singing and playing music that's creative and experimental — music that he's proud of. Maybe that's why he's still wroking as an office manager at a family counseling service and walking a few blocks to have lunch at an inexpensive taco stand. |
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Warren Johnston, Valley News, 8 November, 2007, c-1.
Colin Pate, front man, songwriter and voice of Philadelphia indie band Remote Islands, wanted to get away from the mainstream.
He has the talent, which copms through loud and clear on the band's first album, Smother Party, to produce something less original, more pop and perhaps commercially viable—something that would allow him to quit his other job.
But instead, the 27-year-old is writing, singing and playing music that's creative and experimental — music that he's proud of. Maybe that's why he's still wroking as an office manager at a family counseling service and walking a few blocks to have lunch at an inexpensive taco stand.
