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“The British Invasion began a domino effect that remains in motion to this day. Of its many indelible marks on music and culture, one of the foremost is jumpstarting the American garage band explosion of the 60s that helped pave the way for generations of independent rock to come. That spirit—and more than just a hint of the sound—is at the core of Fort Wayne, Indiana trio Uncle Muscle’s debut full length, Say Uncle. 
 Written over the course of several years, Say Uncle is, on one hand, a lovingly crafted pastiche of Vietnam War-era American rock music, and, on the other, a recognizably modern indie rock record that is just as indebted to Spoon as it is to English kids with bowl cuts. Make no mistake, there are Liverpudlian harmonies aplenty, as well as the rollicking freneticism of bands like The Jam and their fellow late-70s mod revivalists. There’s also more than enough sweetly warbling surf guitar for any Ventures fan to feel right at home, and a hefty dose of gritty blues-driven 60s garage rock that would make The Sonics proud. 
 But for all its reverence for the past, Say Uncle doesn’t treat its influences as unalterable relics frozen in amber, but as living things to be reimagined and expanded upon. For every idea that’s borrowed, a new one is presented; The sum of its parts being an adroitly balanced listening experience that’s as fresh as it is familiar. Uncle Muscle is a band glancing backward as they move purposefully ahead.” -Grey Gordon