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Menswear: Nuisance (Laurel/LP/CD)

Johnny Cigarettes, New Musical Express, 7 October 1995

IF YOU are over the age of 21 and read the NME, you should hate Menswear. And you should hate them, essentially, for being young, foolish, happy, and pop stars. And because they are a group who are obviously excited by and representative of all the things you are too jaded, cynical and cool to endorse any more — such as living for the moment, getting pissed, partying, being a face around the place, slobbing, smoking, taking cheap drugs, blagging, always looking for a plus four on the world's ultimate guest list.

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