2nd Grade - Easy Listening (Blue Vinyl)

2nd Grade - Easy Listening (Blue Vinyl)Ringing from hi fi headphones and blown out boombox speakers alike comes the overloaded guitar genius of "Easy Listening", a record of rock n roll daydreams and terminal boredom, and 2nd Grades long awaited second LP. Like a blue slushy on a hot day, Easy Listening is a sweet respite. Like the Blue Angels touching down on the Las Vegas Strip, Easy Listening is impossible to ignore. And like a janitor mopping up beer on the floor of the Hollywood

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