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It's Alive Records recently put out 2 new LP's and a 7", rejoice! Of the 3 releases is City Mouse's first full length Get Right. If you've never heard of this 3 piece before, they craft bouncy energetic pop punk with a bit of bite. For the most part they're on the upside of mid tempo, would be fun to see live, danceable.The driving force behind this band, Miski Dee Rodriguez has a powerful soulful voice. Her vocals have an almost blues rock flavour to them. A lot of the lyrics are relationship based but not saccharine or bitter. Catchy melodies that get you bobbing your head and tapping your toe. Great LP that lives up to the promise of their previous EP's (which were fantastic).

Paprika & Sweet Onion you say? Lay's you say. Win with Flavour! FAMILY SIZE!! NEW!!! Are they sweet with a bit of bite like (I tried to match to) City Mouse!?! Initial thoughts, mesquite bbq. I'm tasting the odd zing of red onion (even though the picture on the bag shows no RED onion). There's the odd hint of bell pepper. A couple minutes and probably 30g into my consumption I realized I wasn't quite sure what paprika is..apparently it's made from air dried bell peppers (I had thought paprika was a spicier seasoning [welp, live and learn]). Not much of a bite but if you're into mesquite/sweet bbq these'll be right up you alley. Inoffensive. Not a ground-breaker but they aaight.

Stay hydrated,
Marc

ps. What if one likes copious amounts of chips but lacks the family required to purchase this 240g bag..are they forever relegated to sub 200g bags?

pps..well, there was a hint of smoke to that chip..What made Lay's rescind their "Bet you can't eat just one" slogan/campaign? Does Lay's even have a slogan anymore or do they rest on their annual gimmicks to boost sales?

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