Every so often I'll fall for a song because of a short, inexplicable moment that's not written into the fabric of the tune—it could be a mistake or a genuine reaction to what's going on that's been caught on tape, and for one reason or another it stays in and catches my ear. In the case of "Block the Sun," the opening tune from the recent self-titled debut EP by local punk band Harebrain, that unexpected moment happens at the end of the song when the sound of an aluminum can popping open rings out above a bit of fading guitar distortion.…
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