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C-60

550-Music

Perfect pop music is their goal, and on C-60, This Perfect Day, a Scandinavian 6-piece with a love affair for American rock and roll, almost hits the mark dead center. The CD’s opener, "Could Have Been Friends" has a heavyweight hook that will have absolutely anyone singing along after the first listen, guaranteed. "Down on My Knees" one-ups the Soupdragons in the Euro-funk category, and "Fishtank" sounds like it was recorded during the last Rentals recording session. If you stopped right there, you wouldn’t be able to find a better soundtrack for summer fun in the sun. Unfortunately, the band begins to run out of steam, and hooks, about half-way through, turning into a weak version of Material Issue. By the CD’s closer, "Bryant Lake Bowler," there’s nothing left but by-the-numbers ballads. These guys may be Swedish, but the next ABBA they aren’t. Still, there’s more than enough here to make your run-of-the-mill pop music hound happy. -- Tim McMahan

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