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Contrary to popular belief, looks are never deceiving. Every fucker that I sized up on first glance as a dick turned out to be one, and every chick that I could just tell on first sight would never fuck me in a million years never did. And so it goes with Big Midnight, who look too cool for rock and roll on the cover of "Everything", like they're doing us a fuckin' favor by releasing this record, and that's exactly how they sound. Luckily, arrogance goes along way with me, and nothing succeeds better than well-placed bravado. These guys are so good at what they do- swaggering garage rock, scarf-strangled powerpop, druggy bliss-outs; you know, rock star stuff- that I'm practically beside myself. Big Midnight used to be the Richmond Sluts, by the way, who were the cream of the glam-punk crop, and they're even better now. If these cats aren't topping the hipster charts a year from now, then all hope is truly lost. I suppose that being young and good looking will probably be a requirement to get on the guest list when they roll through town, but hey, there's always the backdoor.