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    HM Magazine #77
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    O.C. Supertones

    Chase the Sun

    Reviewed by Amanda Nelson

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    Label BEC RecordingsHM Magazine #77May 1999
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    It's hard not to like the O.C. Supertones' new album, Chase the Sun. There is a lot of talent between these six guys. The Supertones made this new album minus one trumpet; although Daniel Spencer, trombone, and Darren Mettler, trumpet, manage to hold their own just fine. Have these guys been to the islands recently? There is a kind of Caribbean feel, especially in the song "Away From You." "Hallelujah" is a cool praise song; kind of a chorus, and the song, "Old Friend," has lyrics written by Tony Terusa and Darren Mettler, and is a nice acoustic sounding song with no horns. It kind of sounds like something the Supertones might sing if they were on a cattle drive. I didn't like the title song, "Chase the Sun," as much as most of the others. The Supertones end the album with a song called "Refuge." It's like a prayer and it has a great string sound (is that a cello?)... in my opinion, a reverent way to end a great album.

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