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The Donkeys - Born With Stripes

Review by Jazz Monroe

Born With Stripes is a springy, psych-rocking compendium of dust-coated Sixties radio highway hits, booming out a convertible Chevy as it cruises across the AZ/CA border.»

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san diego's the donkeys strike a balance of smiling, surfer mysticism and winking, slacker mystique. they reanimate the charming hallmarks of sunshine-rock past without being sepia-toned retro or bubblegum-cloying. there is an innate playfulness and honesty to the music they make. it's a dynamic that has made public champions of keen-eared musicians like john darnielle (mountain goats) and craig finn (the hold steady). it was darnielle who claimed the donkeys were benevolent keepers of 'the antidote' to an unnamed sickness plaguing indie rock. we liked that sentiment a great deal.
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