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Crown Imperial — Crown Imperial

The opener, “I’m Static,” darts out with a quick throttle before giving way to full and charming chorus echoing The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Only Colourmusic and Other Lives rival the group in terms of a quality single, but no one even touches its catchiness.  The tribal trill of the dangerous “Elevator” follows, […]

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Norman’s Crown Imperial is a no-name, lo-fi, indie-pop band. Or at least it was for its first show. The group was born as a side project of garage rockers The Mean Spirits, and it had a gig at The HiLo before it had a moniker. “The Mean Spirits were playing a show, and we had […]

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