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The Takers have built a buzz in their Boston hometown, having shared the stage with the likes of Pere Ubu, Murder City Devils and the Melvins. This buzz was not wasted on the likes of one Dave Gwiazdowski, who offered them a deal with Rubric Records for a sum we're not presently prepared to disclose. Their full-length album, If The Blues Were Red was recently completed and is to be released in June 2002. The Takers debut EP Never Get Out Of These Blues was released by Rubric Records on November 13th and is 5 songs of garage-punk madness. The Takers officially began in February of 2000, born from the ashes of acclaimed Boston bands the Daviess County Panthers, the In Out, and Red Bliss. The Tajkers simply kick ass. What began as a over-the-top garage punk entity has morphed into a Birthday Party/Leonard Cohen noisy outfit. Last fall they toured with Oxbow. There aren?t many bands left that are pushing the envelope in this direction right now. In an indie world drowned by inept cheerleader rock, sissy pop and genericism, it?s refreshing to see there are still bands not afraid to do their thing without regard to popularity or trends. The Takers are the embodiment of what Rubric stands to represent and support.