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Brand new record from Seattle's very own Smile Brigade. It's their 3rd release on Tilton House Records since 2007. Their intricate pop song craftsmanship filled with wonder and delight is found throughout this newest release entitled Do You Come Here Often? a name they borrowed from a song by the 60s instrumental band The Tornadoes. Smile Brigade is a Lite-Blue collared Democracy. They have been making things happen all along the west coast for decades now. The music is a refreshing mixture of light and dark shades. Calvin Johnson (Beat Happening, K Records, Dub Narcotic Sound System) guest-sings on DYCHO? track Rims on The Bus adding 'little baby christ die' as a logical lyrical improv to a track that, in a very elementary way, takes on difficult adult themes such as a human's thirst for oil, sending children to war and inflating gas prices. As a whole, the album is not overtly political but lyrically provokes thought from those with a thirst for true blood. Do You Come Here Often? has a lushness and familiarity that belies the simplicity and originality of the compositions. It draws from influences as disparate as John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band all the way down the line to Magnetic Fields with a vigorous dash of 60s 'beat' groups for good measure.