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Mercury Rev/Sparklehorse: Irving Plaza, New York City

Eric Weisbard, Spin, September 1999

HERE'S A TRACK worth savoring: Veteran modern-rock band collaborates with Chemical Brothers and incorporates into their music bowed saw, arching melodies, and a gaggle of keyboard effects, inspired perhaps by Radiohead's OK Computer.

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