The Leftovers - Eager To Please

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1.	Can't Stop 02:12	info
2.	Telephone Operator 02:06
3.	Girlfriend 02:45
4.	Get To Know You 01:56
5.	Thinking About Her 03:08		download
6.	You Know What You Do 02:34
7.	I Want You Back 03:29
8.	Untouchable 03:03		download
9.	Lost and Found 03:21
10.	Get Outta My Head 02:24
11.	The Only One 02:16
12.	Make You Mine 02:02
13.	Dance With Me 02:41
14.	Party Til We Die 02:49
15.	Work It Out 02:34

about

They may be called the Leftovers, but this foursome out of Portland, Me., are a lot more exciting than the three-day-old meatloaf in your fridge. The songs they've cooked up for their new disc, Eager to Please, are some of the hottest to drop so far this year — if you dig hard-driving power-pop. If peer pressure means anything to you, Ben Weasel (Screeching Weasel) is a fan, while Brett Anderson (the Donnas) and Coz Canler (the Romantics) are so enamored of the band that they provided vocals to the project.

Eager's success stems from its restraint as well as its verve. The Leftovers don't overthink their lyrics, focusing instead on crafting melodies that stick in your brain like a freshly chewed hunk of Bubbalicious. (Try listening to "Get Out of My Head": It won't do what it demands.) Plus, they've paid close attention to forebears who've mastered this formula. There's a huge nod to Elvis Costello on "Telephone Operator," a Ramones vibe on "You Know What You Do" and more than a few Cheap Trick tricks on "Can't Stop," but none of it sounds derivative. If anything, it borders on theatrical. The final track, "Party Til We Die," featuring Anderson and Jon Rubin, could be the anthem for some kind of pop-punk musical out to kick Cats' ass.

- Jessica Steinhoff

credits

released 01 June 2009
released 01 June 2009
The Leftovers are:
Kurt Baker: Bass/Vocals
Andrew Rice: Guitar/Vocals
Adam Woronoff: Drums/Percussion

Additional Guitars/Keys/Piano:
Linus Dotson, Kurt Baker, Adam Woronoff

with special guest:
Brett Anderson - Vocals on "Party Til We Die"
Kim Shattuck - Vocals on "Get to Know you"
Parry Gripp - Vocals on "The Only One"
Coz Canler - Guitar on "Untouchable"
Jon Rubin - Vocals on "Party til We Die"

Produced and Recorded by Linus of Hollywood at Kingside Soundlabs (Los Angeles, CA 8/1-8/12 2008)

Mixed by Dave Trumfio at Chateau Trumfio.

Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music.

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Kurt Baker is a singer, songwriter and rock n’ roll performer from Portland, Maine who has always gone by the famous saying ... more “Have a Good Time All the Time”. He was the founding member of the notable pop/punk outfit the Leftovers, who formed in 2002 and have released many acclaimed records and have toured all over the United States, Europe and Canada. Baker’s signature unique blend of ultra catchy less