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CHKLP 047LP
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"Fortune favors the brave. And lordy, nobody has been more rewarded than I have by stumbling into the brilliantly crafted world of Ultra Lights. It started innocently enough when I witnessed their second show, appearing on a stacked bill that included locals Bizner and Arbor Labor Union and the Dutch phenom band Lewsberg. After their opening set, I went up to guitarist/vocalist John Robinson and asked if their closing song was a cover, because it sounded so dang familiar. An earworm for the ages, if you will. Yeah, it was that annoyingly catchy. Maybe was it a Fang song? That Sunday night signaled the beginning of my torrid love affair with Ultra Lights? Enter Pleasure's All Yours. A record that, by any reasonable metric, is a stone-cold masterpiece? Pleasure's All Yours is a record that came out of the forge perfectly cast. A prestige effort. This record is honest t'god special. Become properly acquainted with Pleasure's All Yours. Listen to it. Study it. And let me just get this out of the way: John Robinson is a songwriting genius with derisively brilliant nihilistic lyrics. He's a mindful postgrad of years upon years of studying the masters, from Australia's supreme trash rock to American buzz guitar pop and back again. Pleasure's All Yours is eleven songs of unrelenting perfection. Such laconically brilliant songcraft that you're gonna wonder, just like I did, if that last song's a cover. Let me tell ya somethin', cupcake, it's all original. Lyrical headscratchers abound? Pleasure's All Yours is an unstoppable pop juggernaut. John's wife, Leela, is on second guitar and backup vox. The rough-and-tumble rhythm section of Gus and Alex have stripped away the bullshit, leaving nothing but a sinewy platform for John's inarguably flawless jams. Listen to the album once and you'll agree. Recorded masterfully by Khris Sampson and mastered beautifully by Mikey Young. Pleasure's all yours, indeed. As with all things at Chunklet, the buck stops with me. Theoretically, if Pleasure's All Yours were the final release for the label, would I be proud? Not only am I proud, but I'd hazard to say it could be the best record the label has ever released. But hey, tell your friends. Mark your calendars. Heed my words. Pleasure's All Yours is the feel-good hit of not just this summer but every summer until the end of time. Blast it." -Chunklet Industries
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