<![CDATA[Track Marks: How Robbers On High Street Became This Week's Biggest Band In The World - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[Track Marks: How Robbers On High Street Became This Week's Biggest Band In The World - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Tue, 21 Nov 2006 04:03:16 EST Tue, 21 Nov 2006 04:03:16 EST http://idolator.com/tunes/track-marks/track-marks-how-robbers-on-high-street-became-this-weeks-biggest-band-in-the-world-216065.php <![CDATA[Track Marks: How Robbers On High Street Became This Week's Biggest Band In The World]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/track-marks/track-marks-how-robbers-on-high-street-became-this-weeks-biggest-band-in-the-world-216065.php#c655272 Ugh. I'm no Spoon apologist or anything, but Robbers are really the most pale of imitations.

It's not better.

brasstax

]]> 33:216065:c655272 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 04:03:16 EST <![CDATA[Track Marks: How Robbers On High Street Became This Week's Biggest Band In The World]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/track-marks/track-marks-how-robbers-on-high-street-became-this-weeks-biggest-band-in-the-world-216065.php#c654369 They do sound like Spoon, but...if Spoon were young and cute and full of funny antics, rather than self-importantly scoring mediocre movies. How is that not better?

mreasy

]]> 33:216065:c654369 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:11:19 EST <![CDATA[Track Marks: How Robbers On High Street Became This Week's Biggest Band In The World]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/track-marks/track-marks-how-robbers-on-high-street-became-this-weeks-biggest-band-in-the-world-216065.php#c653596 AGH! NO!

Not the worst Spoon cover band in the land!

*gag*

the rich girls are weeping

]]> 33:216065:c653596 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:17:56 EST <![CDATA[Track Marks: How Robbers On High Street Became This Week's Biggest Band In The World]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/track-marks/track-marks-how-robbers-on-high-street-became-this-weeks-biggest-band-in-the-world-216065.php#c653518 well, they're back. just look at the elbo.ws chart! apparently the cycle of 'retro' is on the verge of eating itself, and not a moment too soon.

Maura Johnston

]]> 33:216065:c653518 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:05:48 EST <![CDATA[Track Marks: How Robbers On High Street Became This Week's Biggest Band In The World]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/track-marks/track-marks-how-robbers-on-high-street-became-this-weeks-biggest-band-in-the-world-216065.php#c653489 That's exactly what I was about to comment upon!

Any backlash over ROHS I think culminated with one of my favorite lines in any Pitchfork review ever (paraphrasing), "If Brit Daniel lives on High Street, then the band's name makes sense..." That was almost 2 years ago I think.

the15minutehipster

]]> 33:216065:c653489 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:02:15 EST <![CDATA[Track Marks: How Robbers On High Street Became This Week's Biggest Band In The World]]> http://idolator.com/tunes/track-marks/track-marks-how-robbers-on-high-street-became-this-weeks-biggest-band-in-the-world-216065.php#c652520 How did a post from 2004 get to the front page?

brasstax

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