Indie/Alternative Review – Page 264

Shawn Colvin – Live ’88 – Review

December 1, 1995

During an unpleasant portion of my life, I used to go to pretentious coffeehouses, clapping politely to the latest Dylan wanna-be singing “sensitive” songs.

Sharkboy – The Valentine Singles – Review

December 1, 1995

Like a large jewelry box, The Valentine Singles contains four 45s. Woozy from umbrella-topped drinks but not tipsy enough to falter from perfect elegance feel.

Self – Subliminal Plastic Motives – Review

December 1, 1995

All 12 songs meld big ’90s guitarrorism, organic samples, and an obsessive-compulsive attention to detail with bright harmonies and indelible choruses.

Roger Miller – Elemental Guitar – Review

December 1, 1995

Miller takes six strings and turns it into a paintbrush of unlimited colors. His palate goes beyond notes, due to the pedals he has at his disposal.

Poe – Hello – Review

December 1, 1995

Hello is well-manicured, accessible femme eclectica that tries on styles like Salvation Army fatigues, overlaid with unlocked-diary imagery alternately potent.

Milkmoney – Wheelie – Review

December 1, 1995

Milkmoney sound more like how your body feels after eating a visually satisfying meal without nutritional value.

Juliana Luecking – Dream Cum Go Down – Review

December 1, 1995

Julianna Leucking goes to clubs, parks, the supermarket, etc., and asks questions. A collection of short interviews with lesbians by a lesbian.

Head and Leg – In Your Dreams – Review

December 1, 1995

In Your Dreams is a sound collage made up of ambient and musical noise interspersed/intertwined with shrieked and sighed and spoken words.

Gem – Hexed – Review

December 1, 1995

Gem are the all-star game of Ohio indie rock, with members of Cobra Verde, Prisonshake, and Death of Samantha. Hexed shines more often than not.

Gathering Ground – Figure it Out – Review

December 1, 1995

This is beautiful. A four-song EP from a Buffalo, NY band that whups the Goo Goo Dorks’ asses all over the powerpop place.