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From Denver, Colorado comes another anti-establishment combo, hoping to stir the stagnated waters of the alternative rock/rap crossover pond; Despite dragging comparisons with Rage Against The Machine or The Roots, Flobots' political manifesto seems far more generic and less incendiary. Their signs of identity include the assignment of a number to every member, the lead is nicknamed Jonny 5; a girl who plays strings and a do gooder, pillars of the community, attitude that include their own charity organization, named after their last album, "Fight for Tools;" hoping to persuade their fans to join a number of street teams engaged in social improvement. "Handlebars" is their first global success, after storming every modern rock station of their country; an in-crescendo epic track, plagued with unusual hooks and arrangements, from a trumpet solo to the sound of hailing masses, whose verses begin with the tease of a child showing off and claiming "he can ride a bike without handlebars" and escalate up to reflect the current and rather frightening climate of affairs. An alternative version, performed by actor Mercy Malick and conceived as a parody of the vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, has become an internet sensation.
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