TED LEO AND THE PHARMACISTS [Photo: Shawn Brackbill]

Branching Out: An Interview With Ted Leo

[23 April 2007]

by Jennifer Kelly

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America's last remaining old-style punk rocker revisits his hardcore, pop, mod, soul, celtic and reggae roots in his fifth and latest full-length. "I knew going into it that I didn't want this record to be as concise as the last one," he says.

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Hey, had to point out that the song A Bottle of Buckie is all about Scotland and not Ireland.

Comment by Alastair — May 9, 2007 @ 9:58 am

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