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"Telto seems to take a perverse pleasure in collecting and listing the disparate musical comparisons that arise when publications review Bugged. The comparisons vary broadly because Telto has found that all-important midpoint between label sampler variety and every-song-soun ds-alike homogeneity; while Bugged can clearly be identified as Telto's work, there's no simple formula that can be applied to each song. Songwriter/vocalist/guitarist Leslie Dean is a creative dynamo, favoring unpredictable minor-key melodies and post-goth psychedelic sprawl over standard pop song progression. I'll add a few reference points for the band's trophy wall: their more rocking moments recall Fetchin' Bones, while Dean's passionately quirky vocal delivery hints not only at the mid-eighties 4AD stable, but also at the flat-out weirdness of Caterwaul (a band from the late '80s that I think I may have hallucinated). Every moment on Bugged builds toward the spectacular 'Touch,' which closes the disc with a gorgeous flood of sustained minor key angst. Dean works herself into a furious lather as the guitars peak in a cathartic explosion of sound. Even if the rest of the record fails to engage you—which I find doubtful—you'll listen to 'Touch' again and again."

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"Touch" genre: Indie
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	"...And the 8-minute closer, 'Touch,'...with crisp, chilling guitar, good drumming, and Dean's vocals lofting to even new heights, especially by the end, as the music builds into a frenzied crescendo, and Dean screams as if her life is ending. Holy cow I love this song!" Delusions of Adequacy
	CD: : bugged   Label: : D2 records Credits: written by Leslie Dean/copyright Leslie Dean
"Blue" genre: Indie
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	CD: bugged   Label: D2 (D-squared)
"Over the Sink" genre: Alternative General
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	swimming in thick water (or something) (or whatever)
	CD: : bugged   Label: : D2 records Credits: : (c) 2000 Obscour Laughhead Music Crop/written by Leslie Dean

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