Calamity Magnet – Baby, You Forgot

Sara Radle, the lead singer of Calamity Magnet, used to be in The Rentals. I’m not sure what it means that despite this I’ve never heard of her previously, but I have more than one press release telling me that it’s true. No matter though. I’d have been none the wiser had I not been told either, as this certainly doesn’t sound like The Rentals.
Calamity Magnet want to sing sixties style pop songs. Granted they are a little more polished than you may have found back then, but the focus is all on sugar sweet harmonies and gentle words. Despite seemingly being around forty years late to the party, it all seems to work well enough. I’d probably find it all a little too much if confronted with an entire album like this, but as a short, sharp shot of throwback pop, Baby, You Forgot does the job admirably.

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