“Most of the time, cramming bands into geographic pigeonholes is a worthless exercise. Check the NYC chirping of yesteryear, when every post-punkish, well-dressed pack of players was unknowingly smooshed into context with The Velvet Underground, or even more awesomely, The Strokes. Some bands found their sound stupidly oversimplified, all of their peripheral influences spontaneously discounted in f”
