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Rooney: Eureka

SoCal pop goes schizo Rooney’s recent history has been marred with a couple of scrapped albums, do-overs and disputes, so it’s encouraging to see the band bucking up and finally releasing another record. But Eureka sounds like the quintet has grown even more jarringly disjointed. Rooney now lurches from chirpy pop to vintage-y surf-rock tracks, few of which are memorable. A handful of Eureka‘s songs, like lead single “Can’t Get Enough,” are decent, and the uncharacteristically belligerent “Not In My House” is even quite enjoyable, but these shine alongside some pretty awful stuff. “Stars and Stripes” is a nauseatingly didactic...  read more

Bonnaroo 2010: Unplugged With The Young Veins

It had been an exciting week for California band The Young Veins when Paste caught up with them back stage at Bonnaroo 2010. Their debut album, Take A Vacation!, was released on Tuesday, June 8, just before they packed up to play their first ever Bonnaroo set. Despite the blazing heat and the blaring bass surging from surrounding stages, the guys were kind enough to play an acoustic set from their new album. Click the image to watch “Young Veins (Die Tonight).” If you like what you hear, watch out for The Young Veins as they embark on tour with...  read more

The Bridges, Rooney announce summer tour dates

The Bridges are good for a sunny day. Most importantly, the bubbly rock/pop family band has recently piqued our interest here at Paste HQ. On pretty days we like to blast songs from the Alabama group's upcoming album, Limits of the Sky, and skip through the office, intermittently patting each other on the backs. OK, not really...  read more

Rooney: Calling the World

Odd band out finds home in warm jukebox glow of classicist power-pop  read more