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Wave to Make Friends | ||||
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Released | July 6, 1999 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 45:00 | |||
Label | Plastique | |||
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Wave to Make Friends is the first full-length album by the American indie rock band the Comas, released in 1999.
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AllMusic | [1] |
The New York Times included the album on its list of "Favorite CD's You Nearly Missed", writing that "the Comas write slow, haunting pop reminiscent of Yo La Tengo." [2]
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