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What does MTQ mean?
Here's the deal: every record is rated on its Mix Tape Quotient, or MTQ. This is the number of songs on that album that merit repeat listening (and hence, being mix tape-worthy). For example, a great 3-song 7" would get 3/3 or a hit-and-miss 12-song cd would get 7/12. Sure, it can sometimes be a little more challenging for me to rate a record this way, but I still find it more useful than a simple 1-5 star rating system!
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Michael Knight - "Youth Is Wasted On The Young" cd (Villain)Though there's no one in the band actually named Michael Knight, this trio hails from Dublin and have given us quite a delightful debut album! I put this record on and instantly loved it right from the first track, "Foals", but then was completely bowled over by "Waves To The Shore" with its gorgeous guitar tone and boy/girl vocal melodies. This brilliant pair of songs reminded me of the perfect pop of Small Factory or Honeybunch, but the rest of the record is fairly different from those songs, from the upbeat indie rock sound of "The Lights Go On And Off" and "I Did It Biff's Way" to the piano-based Bacharach/Beach Boys-inspired sound of pretty much the rest of the record (with some of those highlights including "Seasons" and "Leaving Town"). This is quite a lovely debut from this band, from the (mostly) fantastic songs to the attractive children's book-ish artwork. Nice! MTQ=10/12
