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Communist Daughter: A Twin Cities Original

The Current

Published May 9, 2011 at 8:45 AM EDT

This Twin Cities group took its name from a song with the intent of forming a Neutral Milk Hotel tribute band. Thankfully, they decided to write their own material. Watch them perform "Not the Kid."

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