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Last week I posted about the return of the dB's. That got me thinking about all those bands from the 80s that put towns like Athens, Georgia and Winston-Salem, North Carolina on the indie music map.

One of the more luminary figures of the era was Mitch Easter, a childhood friend of dB's bassist Chris Stamey. Easter is best known as the producer of bands like R.E.M., Pavement, Marshall Crenshaw and Suzanne Vega. But he also fronted the band Let's Active. And in 1984, they released their debut album Cypress, which features a gem called "Every Word Means No." Here's the video:

Cypress also includes "Easy Does", another great jangle pop tune.