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Show jStatesTman Detroit band captures sweet retro sound when gas was cheaper and avocado was I may not have been alive in the Zach Pendleton an appliance color and not a fruit (or is it a 1960's, but I feel that we've all listened vegetable?), but don't be fooled. Saturday ,to enough oldies radio to have a pretty Looks Good to Me's retro vibe is just a good grasp of what went on in this clever disguise for a bunch of disaffected, nation before the hippie infestation. DIY punk rockers who never quite overThis second hand knowledge makes for came their fascination with their parents' good party talk and, from the sound of record collection. Detroit's Saturday Looks Good to Me, some good pop music. This means a few things. If you still listen to Neil Diamond or have ever conSaturday Looks Good to Me exists sidered attending Oldies Fest in Salt Lake in a parallel retro-universe. While busy City, this band is the best thing to come recreating a Phil Spector vibe, they along since Herman left the Hermits. The unknowingly create a 1964 that never rest existed. Sure, the compressed vocals, ._. of . us ... have ... some hope .,.too, though, i The Th production d i is i ornate, the h fyrf horn sections and layers of reverb bring us to a time This is pop music. gp Movie Hot Line 753-1900 ics are mostly trite and the whole affair can touch on the saccharine. But ifs also good. These songs may not have been around since 1960, but they're catchy enough to stay with you until 2040. The boy/girl vocals and dreamy lyrics are enough for all of tomorrow's slumber parties and summer days. However, I do need to warn you. After a listenthrough to one of their three albums, you may find yourself a little sore from some serious head-bobbing. Yes, they're that good. So, do yourself a favor, call your chiropractor and give these guys a spin. Zach Pendleton is a staff writer for the Utah Statesman. 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Select shows only U.50 al ^ Logan V t ^ a l e s Theaters! way through the album in the bittersweet "I Will Follow You Into the Dark," another song about love and death. After that, things start to go wrone, and the second half of the album - with the exception of "What Sarah Said" -begins peath Cab for CuWi to drop off quickly. For "Plans," fPlqlGradeJ-+ guitarist Chris Walla, again doubled as the band's producer, twisting the knobs and tweaking ing, "Eh." The album starts off on the levels to perfection, but still ifs right foot. "Marching Bands of not enough to save the disc's Manhattan," is a solid track boring second half. that transitions smoothly into Sadly, for the first time in the band's most openly-pop his illustriously-indie career song, "Soul Meets Body" - the (DCFC, Postal Service, Ail-Time album's single, and most obvi- Quarterback), Gibbard's lyrics ous stray from DCFC's tradi- start to lag. While he still delivtional sound. Gibbard breaks ers a beautiful melody, the once things down acoustically mid- sweet and simple tales of boring suburban life have been replaced by constant references to his true love's death, making the album something of a drag. New Death Cab fans will probably put this disc into regular rotation for time being; after a few listens, older fans will probably turn to the "Photo Album" once again. Aaron Falk is the news editor (R] 9:50 OJLY for the Utah Statesman. Comments can be sent to acf@cc.usu.edu (PG13) 4:45.7:10,9:35, SATURDAY MATINEES 1 2 : 0 0 , 2 2 5 On his band's fifth fulllength album, "Plans," Death Cab for Cutie front-man, and indie poster-boy, Ben Gibbard, sings, "Love is watching someone die." Thrust into the mainstream - thanks in part to the surprising success of Gibbard's glitchpop side project (The Postal Service), and a rich kid named "Seth Cohen - DCFC's jump from its home at the small Seattle-based Barsuk Records to major-label Atlantic had some fans worried they were going to witness the decline and death of a band they loved. Instead, fans may have just witnessed the band's plateau. In short, the 11-track "Plans" will leave most people just say- Aaron Falk CD .Review WEDDING CRASHERS W A R OF THE WORLDS BATMAN BEGINS CPG13) 4 : 1 0 , 6 : 5 0 , 9 : 4 0 SATURDAY MATINEES 12:20 fldults $3 • Children $2 FANTASTIC FOUR PG13) U T A H - 752-3O72 5 : 0 0 , 7 : 3 0 SATURDAY MATINEES 12:05,2:15 Cache Ualley's Lunury Discount Tlieater CHERT SEfllS • CfltflT SOUND * GRERT PICTURE f ridau 2/25/D5 - Thursday 3 / 0 3 / 0 5 MADAGASCAR (PG) 4 5 0 SATURDAY M a m a s 12:30,2:30 M R . & M R S . SMITH (PG13) 7:00,9:30 ONLY BATMAN BEGINS (PGl. 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