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“But although the laptop rocker\u2019s 2009 breakthrough viral video \u201cAll Yr Songs\u201d dripped with intentional gimmickry, it also hinted at a sincere sentimentality that O\u2019Regan\u2019s debut, Special Affections, wears wholeheartedly. Much of that is due to O\u2019Regan\u2019s voice, a charming, sad bastard baritone reminiscent of The Triffids\u2019 David McComb or, more pointedly, The Magnetic Fields\u2019 Stephin Merritt, with whom he also shares a love of simple synth-pop \u00e0 la The Human League”<\/p>\n

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“But although the laptop rocker\u2019s 2009 breakthrough viral video \u201cAll Yr Songs\u201d dripped with intentional gimmickry, it also hinted at a sincere sentimentality that O\u2019Regan\u2019s debut, Special Affections, wears wholeheartedly. 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