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100 Word Album Review

The Cars — The Cars — 1978

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Keith R. Higgons
Mar 28, 2022
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Maybe subject to copyright.

By 1978, rock and roll was beginning to fracture.

Refusing to be labeled as just one thing, The Cars released their eponymous self-titled debut album in June of 1978. The Cars put the world writ large on notice that things had changed.

The album blends disparate genres like power pop, minimalist rock, noise, guitar rock, etc. in…

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