RIP RAY!

LOOK MEXICO’s van Ray, bit the dust. From the band’s MySpace blog:

“We get a show at the legendary CBGB, a dream come true, and Ray’s death rattle is louder than ever. Within forty miles of New York, we are stopping every fifteen minutes to pour water in his radiator, twisting off the cap and running as it spews boiling water behind us. Finally with an embarrassed cough, Ray stops running completely. We had three hours until the show, and so we call AAA to tow us all the way to the Manhattan club. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but we had been huffing radiator fumes for two hours.”

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The Indie Review
By Sean Duregger
September 20, 2007

Artist: Look Mexico
Album: This is Animal Music
Label: Lujo Records
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Look Mexico is a breath of fresh air in a sea of mediocrity in today’s music scene. Their full length This is Animal Music invokes elements of “vintage emo” and reminds me of all the bands I fell in love with and still love today (Sunny Day Real Estate, The Appleseed Cast, Mineral.) Too many bands today are trying to fit into the mold of what I call “trendy emo goth” and Look Mexico have pushed aside all the trendy bull-shit and have released a masterpiece that will stand the test of time and become one of the great albums of 2007.

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