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By: Jesse Jarnow

The Chain CD - School For The Dead

Okay, these guys are some serious music dorks, and I can respect that. Seriously. When I checked their website, they had a link to their blog, with a recent entry about the top five XTC albums or some shit. Impressive. They sent me three copies of their four-song CD in a converted AOL tin, which was a nice gesture, with instructions to leave the other two in public places (and to register mine on their website, which I did). Which perhaps I'll do. It helps that I like the music a whole lot. The music rings with a silly power pop charm. Any generica in the songwriting is more than made up for by inventive and creative production, all kindsa of cool swirling keyboards, horn arrangements, and - what the fuck? - a tango-like breakdown in the midst of "One Lady Dancing." "Everybody Loves Martha" is an Apples in Stereo-worthy tune that sounds maybe a little too much like the theme to an unmade quirky Sunday night sitcom. But that's okay. Even if I don't entirely like their music, something about it makes me like them, which is a cool effect. You guys should drop 'em a line and say "hello." But where to leave those CDs? Oblique Strategies sez: "Breathe more deeply."