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The Small Change The Small Change (Unmashable Records) By: Alex Steininger
  
  Wearing their Elvis Costello influences on their sleeves, Seattle's The Small Change don't care on their debut, self-titled full-length, a rock-infused power-pop collection that is more grit than polish, which works well for these blue collar pop songs.  If power-pop needed a kick in the ass, The Small Change has done it.  Though, I wouldn't call this power-pop, even though they love their pop music.  Rather, this is the rare rock band that knows how to walk the line between power-pop and garage-rock, making something that holds true to both, but, in the end, adheres to its rock forces.  Yes, this band has made a solid debut - and you get the feeling they're ten times better live.  I'll give it a B.
  
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