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HQ: Boston, MA NOW PLAYING: Boys Like Girls (RED INK/COLUMBIA) THE STORY SO FAR: In Boston, it seems like promising emo rookies Boys Like Girls came out of nowhere. Largely bypassing the hyper-competitive club scene, and with virtually no local press, 21- year-old frontman Martin Johnson and band-who've actually been touring in various configurations since high school-caught the attention of My Chemical Romance's booking agent and Panic! At The Disco's producer with their early online demos. "Everything really came together with this lineup over a year ago," Johnson says. "It's been a blast, but sometimes [it's] draining." WHY YOU SHOULD KNOW 'EM: Songs like the standout "Hero/Heroine" are huge, slick pop-rock anthems with instantly memorable choruses that cut straight to the heart of universal teenage drama. "The record is the last three years of my life in about 45 minutes," Johnson says. "[There are] songs about relationships, defining myself, leaving friends behind and my mother passing away." And much like arena cowboys Chris Carrabba and Jon Bon Jovi before him, Johnson knows how to package that hurt by ratcheting up the drama on each successive chorus. "We like to save the energy for the end," Johnson says. "We really want to nail it. Whether it's popping the octave or doing something dramatic, we try to make every song like a movie, where the climax comes at the end." - Luke O'Neil YOU LIKE? YOU'LL LIKE: THE JULIANA THEORY / THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS / DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL |
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