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  *PRAISE FOR 'ACADEMY'*
  
  "Cash Cow Recording Company started nearly two decades ago with vinyl releases from Squid, Tugboat Annie, Milf and others, but it was inactive for the past thirteen years, and has recently been reborn as Cash Cow Productions. And what better way to get back into the swing of things than with two of the city's finest: Accordion Crimes and Lion Sized? This is something of a genius pairing: The two bands complement each other well, and the tracks share similar vigorous, chugging, tom-heavy beats by Lion Sized's Rob Burleson on "Three Bed/Two Bath" and Accordion Crimes' David Sprague on "Academy." Although there's only one track per side, it's sufficient enough to get a taste of the muscular post-punk each outfit is capable of."
  
  -Jon Solomon / Denver Westword
  
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  "In order for traditional 7-inches to work, they have to be really good. That’s because the tiny records require more participation from the listener — instead of flipping the record after five or six songs as you would with an LP, you have to change sides after one song. Consequently, the two songs on the two sides better fucking blow you out of the water if the record has a shot at not getting filed away with the other lesser seven-inches that only graced the turntable once. Fortunately for this split 7-inch, Accordion Crimes and Lion Sized arrange two captivating — and complementing — songs that prevent the single from entering the nether regions of your record collection."
  
  "I would kill for an original thought,” singer Bryon Parker shouts over Accordion Crimes’ latest effort, “Academy.” Much darker and less melodic than a majority of the band’s previous material, the song is driven by a relentless bass and drum intensity, and adorned with lyrics that are hollered with a sense of urgency and vigor. It’s a welcomed new direction for Accordion Crimes, who continually seem content to pen songs that aren’t as easy to digest as, say, “Planes Over Milwaukee,” but are nonetheless exceptional."
  
  -Brian Polk, The Yellow Rake
  
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  "From what I’d read, I was expecting some sort of sloppy throwback type of indie-rock here, but Accordion Crimes, at least on this song, want no part of that and even seem as if they’d be a bit discouraged to find out they were represented as such. Anyway, their track “Academy” begins with a locomotion style of rolling low end and drums that pretty much carry this track throughout the majority of it, not unlike Unsane or Hammerhead. From the get go you can foresee what is coming until around the two-minute or so mark the band finally succumbs to the inevitable and starts pounding it out in full on aggro mode with the sweet release of an ugly distorted mess of noise and shouting. A strong introduction I’d say, all I can hope is that the rest of their material is in a similar fashion."
  
  -Jonathon, Built On A Weak Spot
  
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  "Accordion Crimes bring a clean crunch, dark alley sound with their track 'Academy', these guys go in a different Gang of Four severe direction, when they break into syllable bursts of ultra-post punk, statement driven spoken word... 'I would kill for an original thought.' Metal electric guitar scrapes chords over unnatural drums that are all punches... as hard as possible. It builds to a cathartic final verse...he means it. Literally he's going to kill someone. Shellac is definitely haunting the magnetic particles in that reel to reel box on the sleeve. This one might even be more bass centric than Lion Sized...where do both of these bands get off letting the bassists write songs? I mean, who knew they had it in them?
  These are best played loud of course, mastered by Bob Weston (ah ha) it's really a perfect split...these two must play together in CO, and if that's the case, I couldn't imagine a better live show. All this leads me to believe Denver has some angry and cold underpinnings, both of these bands are playing with such measured expression, nothings wasted on excess or god forbid...emotion. Can I even go further and use it as some kind of metaphor for the country? Well...it makes sense.
  There's a lot of frustration out there.
  
  If the bank foreclosed on your house, get this one from Cash Cow Records. It's only $5. It's the only thing besides devil alcohol that will make you feel better."
  
  -Jason Dean, 7inches Every Day ... more

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