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Doug’s Top 5 for AUGUST 2010

SERIAL THRILLERS
F5 5-SONG
CD

ORDINARY DAYS
THE FLOPPY SWING
YOU CAN SAY ANYTHING
IT COMES TO YOU
YEAH OKAY

The Serial Thrillers graced our cover in July 2009 on the strength of their amazing self-titles debut album. Fast forward to the summer of 2010 and they’re back, yet again, with another powerhouse recording simply titled F5.

Serial Thrillers’ musical architect/guitarist/songwriter and inspiration, Paul Ortolano once again teams with longtime bandmate Stephen Clements on drums and producer, Anthony Resta to hurl a blazing 5-song collection of originals that meld influences as wide ranging as The Beatles, King’s X, Living Colour, and The Lynch Mob. Listeners will be hard pressed to believe that two guys are guilty of such intricate sounds and blazing musical virtuosity, but after listening to the bounding multilayered vocal harmonies, blazing guitar riffs and spot-on timekeeping, they will have no other choice than to become dedicated followers of the Serial Thrillers. Bravo! [D. S.]

“Serial Thrillers have a sound that’s just waiting for the right
audience. The band plays decidedly edgy rock music with real pop charm
and a strong melodic sense. This whole music business is highly fickle,
and it’s impossible to predict success, but if the lords of musical
judgment haven’t lost their minds, Serial Thrillers are going to be huge
one day. If rock n roll has a future in the post-genre world, then it
rests firmly (and safely) in the hands of bands like Serial Thrillers.”

Full review:
http://wildysworld.blogspot.com/2010/06/serial-thrillers-f5.html

Thank you Wildy’s World!!!

Serial Thrillers - F5 (Independently released CD EP, Pop)
We rarely review EPs…and only when something really stands out. Serial Thrillers is the duo comprised of Paul Ortolano and Stephen Clements. This EP features five tracks, all of which sound like instant hits. The tunes remind us of the first couple ofSqueeze albums. Plenty of ultimately danceable rhythms and seriously addictive melodies here. Our favorite tracks include “Ordinary Days,” “The Floppy Swing,” and “Yeah Okay.” Great pop stuff…very stylized…

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