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Everybody Wants (Interscope/Polydor)

By Tim Stegall, Fri., Oct. 7, 2016

Time-traveling UK act visits the early-Seventies moment when glam outfits like the Sweet and Bay City Rollers ruled Top of the Pops with platform boots and loud guitars. Charismatic Luke Spiller pushes enough hair back from his eyes to belt out sky-punching anthems "Put Your Money on Me" and "Kiss This," filled with huge major chords and bigger choruses. If Everybody Wants has any fault, it's too much polish. More New York Dolls couldn't hurt. (5pm, Miller Lite stage)

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