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"  Dropping in stores today, July 24, Oliver Future&amp;#039;s Pax Futura is -- like Radiohead&amp;#039;s The Bends or Weezer&amp;#039;s Pinkerton -- both a mission statement of creativity and a shout-out-loud masterpiece, the kind of record that you turn up in order to both sing-and-think along. Unlike those other two classics, Pax Futura was made by a band with no record company money behind it and a rather small &amp;quot;following,&amp;quot; even in their adopted hometown of Los Angeles. The recording process was driven by little more than the band&amp;#039;s belief they had it in them -- and the encouragement of an indie rock producer who knew he could draw a great record out of Oliver Future. That producer is Adam Lasus, who also produced the debut from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah -- a band that&amp;#039;s going to be mentioned alongside Oliver Future for a long time, and a band that is, unquestionably, not anywhere near their league. Lasus was so floored by one of Oliver Future&amp;#039;s many Viper Room shows that he offered to record their record for free. Now that it&amp;#039;s done, the m\u00E9lange of edgy riffs, melodic keys, a rhythm section both fluid and fantastic, and politics-as-rock vocals sound near otherworldly thanks to his audio guidance -- and near-pop-rock perfect thanks to songwriter brothers Noah and Josh Lit, whose point-counterpoint voices make the band&amp;#039;s foundation shake even as their sturdy rhythm section keep it steady. This is the future -- in more ways than one.   Right-click this link to automatically download &amp;quot;Stranger than the Stranger&amp;quot; for free.  To buy Pax Futura, please click here. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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