Indie/Alternative Review – Page 258

Resolve – Jack – Review

March 1, 1996

Resolve are from upstate New York, but I would have sworn it was Minneapolis. Their sound owes a huge debt to the Replacements, Soul Asylum, and Hüsker Dü.

Pretty Mary Sunshine – Bird Medicine – Review

March 1, 1996

Lost and not caring, I wander aimlessly through endless hallways, drifting, slow and spacey. A softly swirling, iridescent mist envelops me.

Billy Goat – Black and White – Review

March 1, 1996

Part Urban Dance Squad, part War, part Chili Peppers, Billy Goat enters the “live rap” arena and emerges, if not victorious, at least mostly unscathed.

Anubian Lights – The Jackal and Nine EP – Review

March 1, 1996

Nik Turner has met up again with an old Hawkwind partner, Len Del Rio, and they have created Anubian Lights,

Aimee Mann – I’m With Stupid – Review

March 1, 1996

A way with a music hook, a turn of phrase, and a voice that isn’t one of those damn coquettish Mary-Lou-thank-the-Lord voices so in MTVogue nowadays.

Marion – This World and Body – Review

March 1, 1996

Marion are super-young, and, after all, this is only their debut. I mean, it’s about as good as Radiohead’s debut, and look how far they’ve come.

13 Engines – Conquistador – Review

March 1, 1996

These engines are driven by the skillful sticks of drummer Grant Ethier, and they’re kept purring by the They Might Be Giants-like vocals of John Critchly.

Limblifter – Review

March 1, 1996

It’s like Oasis, only louder. Hell, they even sound English (but they’re Canadian)! It gives me goosebumps every time the singer wails out nonsensical lyrics.

Jonny Polonsky – Hi My Name is Jonny – Review

March 1, 1996

Jonny Polonsky took his collection of home recorded four-track demos and, on slightly upgraded recording equipment, re-recorded them in his mom’s home.

Jeremy Toback – Review

March 1, 1996

Jeremy Toback is a major talent, a singer-songwriter working within the pop context, but blessed with a sense of grace and style all his own.