The Amateurs‘ Hope For the Best, Expect the Worst was released almost entirely independently, making it nearly impossible to satisfy my “Here, and NOW!” impulses. Luckily for me, they made it available on iTunes. After a quick transaction, download, and burn; I was able to get down to some serious listening.

I make it a rule to avoid writing a review about a record I’ve only heard once. That was no problem in this case. Hope For the Best, Expect the Worst falls just short of 24 minutes in length. After two commutes to work, I practically knew all of the words.
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