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Some performances are clumsy, capable, and canny all at once. In January,
a mostly unheard-of Midwestern rock band went on David Letterman's stage and massacred a song called "Who Needs You," with frontman Mario Cuomo writhing across the floor and seating himself clumsily in one of the guest chairs while ignoring most of his lyrics. Messy, yes, but it worked: Letterman was thrilled, Paul Shaffer kicked the
Late Show band into an immediate reprise, and nine months later, we're still wondering what a group that sounds like a rougher, duller version of the Strokes might do next.
— Ian S. Port
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