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Space Cadet - "Start Running Away"

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It's been a few months since we last brought you new music from Space Cadet. The band (which features Matt Hock and Dave Walsh of The Explosion) has a new single out. "Start Running Away" is more of the jangly, reverb heavy rock that we loved in their last single, but this new one shows off a little more of the punk edge of the duo's other band. It could just be the gang (of two) vocals on the chorus, or the appearance of Brian Baker (Bad Religion, Minor Threat) on guitar, but "Start Running Away" is more of a rock song. It almost has a Mission of Burma goes New Wave and straight up rock vibe. You can watch the video for "Start Running Away" below. Lion on a Leash  is due out March 26 on Wiretap Records. You can pre-order a copy here . For more on Space Cadet, check out the band's Facebook .

Space Cadet - "Forever for a While"

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Photo via Facebook When you hear that Matt Hock and David Walsh of The Explosion have formed a new band, you're going to assume that it's pretty hard, fast, and heavy punk. If so, you'd be quite wrong. Space Cadet have released a new single, and it's about as far from The Explosion's sound as you could get. "Forever for a While" is an upbeat, jangly pop song. It's much more New Wave and reverb heavy British rock than I could ever have expected. It reminds me a lot of British bands that came out in the late 90's after Brit pop but that were lumped into Brit pop just by being English.  Matt Hock says of the new song:  “By the time the world shut down, we had four songs written and Forever For A While was the first. We just kept pulling at that thread, experimenting more and more until we had an album. In a very real way, the song was the catalyst for all of that, and for the band itself. But it can also just be seen as what happens when obsessive lun...