Dead Scene Radio [MySpace] is what you get when you smash Elvis Costello-like vocals with Bob Dylan-ish lyrics and a smidgen of electric guitar – the pace is upbeat and jovial. The lead singer sometimes sounds like he has a stuffed-up nose, but it works itself into the music as a stylistic mechanism. We should be looking at this EP as a good indicator of what’s to come because really, can you ever have too much Elvis Costello or Bobby D.?

Check out some tunes “after the jump”

[mp3] Dead Scene Radio – “Don’t You Know”

“In January 2009, Dead Scene Radio was born, fusing two pre-existing bands, The Domestics and The Implodes. This new music baby found its origins from the mother of Indie rock carrying a bit of soul and punk in its bloodstream. Emerging onto the scene from its birthplace of Kalamazoo, DSR joins the ever-evolving scene of Michigan music. Seeking its guidance with influcences from artists like The Clash, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Thin Lizzy, The Beatles and a touch of Motown, DSR contributes its fair share to the Mitten Rock Movement.”

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