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DOWNLOAD: Mr. Russia

By Tankboy in Arts & Entertainment on Aug 14, 2009 4:20PM

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We gave you our own history of local band Mr. Russia a while ago. And we enjoyed their debut they dropped waaaaay back ... earlier this year. Well, you certainly can't call them lazy (or stingy) because they've already released a follow up Training For The Gameshow Host EP (for free)! The new EP is populated by a darker and slightly more skewed vibe, and while the debut was no light affair, the group seems more menacing here. But it shows a band branching out from its more rudimentary inclinations. The EP also houses a wicked cover of Radiohead's "The National Anthem." Download your own free copy before the band comes back to it's sensed.

Mr. Russia plays Wednesday, August 19, at Double Door, 1572 N Milwaukee, 9 p.m., FREE, 21+


DOWNLOAD: Mr. Russia - Training For The Gameshow Host EP