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While Capsize 7 was part of the same 1990s Chapel Hill indie rock boom that birthed Archers of Loaf, Superchunk, and Polvo, they didn't stick around long enough to garner their share of the hype, even though they were just as salient.
- ↑ Margasak, Peter (26 October 1995). "Spot Check". Chicago Reader . Retrieved 24 February 2019.
If you can't get what you need from Superchunk and Archers of Loaf, don't expect to be satisfied by the slightly darker Capsize 7.
- ↑ McNamara, Bryan (August 1995). "Capsize 7". CMJ New Music Monthly . 24: 50. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- 1 2 Eliscu, Jenny (December 1995). "Capsize 7: Mephisto (Caroline)". CMJ New Music Monthly. 28: 38. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
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- ↑ Parker, Chris (24 September 2009). "Blag'ard heads into the studio, readies Capsize 7 archival release (Tonight at Nightlight)". Indy Week . Retrieved 24 February 2019.
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- ↑ Lawrence, Jordan (24 February 2010). "Music Review: Capsize 7". The Daily Tar Heel . Retrieved 24 February 2019.
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