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Flobots offer alternative hip-hop with message and inspiration
	4:30 PM Wed, Sep 03, 2008 \| Permalink \| Mario Tarradell/Music Critic Bio \| E-mail \| News tips

So I still have Flobots' "Handlebars" stuck in my head. The song, a crafty mix of hip-hop, rock and alternative pop, is incredibly infectious and oddly inspiring. Its lyrics, basically a pep talk in rap form, give the track an endearing quality. Fight With Tools, the third CD by Denver's Flobots, doesn't easily fit into any one category. Yes, it's hip-hop but with a rock edge instead of an R&B/funk swagger. The vibe of the entire disc is alternative in the sense that it sits slightly left of the norm. Other songs worth checking out from from the five-member Flobots are "There's a War Going On for Your Mind," "Never Had It" and "Anne Braden." There's still a deserved buzz going on about Fight With Tools.

Photo: Fight With Tools cover courtesy of Wikipedia.

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