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septmber 6, 2002 - seattle, wa - sit & spin
from the stranger
Swearing at Motorists frontman Dave Doughman performs like the kind of friend you should keep your eye on. You know when someone gets dumped and just won't let it go, screaming and sputtering and crying about it, a sickly determined look in his eye? Doughman has this pained quality down pat, and he sets these confused theatrics to some aching guitar/drums-duo indie rock, a loud laundry list of emotional abrasions that makes for a tortured live performance. SAM don't play whiny, "poor little old me" emo--theirs is the sound of caustic relationships and lonely hearts shattering into a thousand pieces, with Doughman bringing the worst of times and the best of times back to life in the course of one song. Even at its quietest moments, SAM is a heartbreaking band--and a great one at that.
-- jennifer maerz
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