Kevin Bronson on July 31st, 2009

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Dazzler’s art school-contrived take on 1970s music has proven reliable party fodder around L.A. the past year or so, even if I can’t imagine listening to the quintet’s music without a three-drink buzz. (Until now.) As with the band that spawned Dazzler, the Devo-devoted Totally Radd, the remarkably proficient music of Neil Schuh, Adam Villacin, Tyler Thacker, Michael Gold and Andy Marlow drips with irony, and I suspect that whether you cringe depends entirely on how much you embraced the ’70s the first three times around. The band is currently working on its debut, “Dancing on a Comet’s Tail,” and here’s a taste:

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