Edito de I was born in the dollar storeS busts out of Ann Arbor with their intelligent debut record of clap-along melodies, three-part harmonies, and some kind of narrative about the life of a robot. On "I was born in the dollar store," the wide-eyed Plural Possessive wander around the little things coffee grounds, pick-up lines, Velcro and stumble upon some big ones death, love, alcohol distilling them into indie-rock that's smart, sarcastic, and occasionally beautiful. I was born in the dollar store was written, performed, produced, recorded, partially erased, and re-recorded by the band over the course of many months, in between jobs, dissertations, safaris, weddings, and Michigan winters. This do-it-yourself-slowly aesthetic extended even to their website (www.sapostrophe.com), which the band knitted entirely out of yarn. The Plural Possessive is a group of graduate students and possibly professors at the University of Michigan who fully intend to be rock stars if their academic careers don t work out. Although this record marks their first shrink-wrapped release, members of S have played together under various guises for almost ten years. They have rocked out belligerently in clubs, basements, and cafeterias, and they have charmed acoustically in attics, coffee shops, and street corners in various college towns around the East Coast. S' has and will continue to perform under any circumstances, including brown-outs, inclement weather (the moonbounce castle blew away!), and, when absolutely necessary, nudity. Lire la suite