Throwing Muses – In a Doghouse – Review April 1, 1999 The most enjoyable release so far is the double CD re-issue of Throwing Muses debut album and EP, in addition to their initial demo tape.
Goin’ After Pussy – Review April 1, 1999 I don’t think subtlety is much of a virtue over at Junk Records World Headquarters. Nah, naked obviousness is probably more like it.
The Young Pioneers – Free The… – Review April 1, 1999 These humorless pinko-punkers are often ultra-listenable and occasionally great, but that’s only if I ignore their radical socialist “message.”
The Vehicle Birth – Tragedy – Review April 1, 1999 Their slower songs, “Lifehighschool” and “Daycap,” bring Hum to mind, while some of their other stuff has a Sunny Day Real Estate feel.
Free Air Festival – Freestyle Motorcross Music – Review April 1, 1999 Comps based on extreme sports seem to be all the rage these days, and here’s one of the better ones.
Swingin’ Utters – The Sounds Wrong EP – Review April 1, 1999 Originally released on IFA in 1995. Where Streets… was their ball of fury, these songs were some of their more soulful tunes, like their other early EPs.
POPsmear – 18 – Review April 1, 1999 The closest thing to POPsmear is the “news reports” on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. It’s tabloid kitsch, but it’s intentionally so.
Sulfur – Delirium Tremens – Review April 1, 1999 Who’da thunk those Swans And Foetus bandmates would turn Gypsies, tramps and thieves?
Essential Pebbles – Review April 1, 1999 Dig these fabulous, freaked-out, fuzzy ’60s songs that were hits before your mother was born. But your mother was born, and these weren’t hits.
Custom Made Scare – The Greatest Show on Dirt – Review April 1, 1999 Custom Made Scare ain’t no Speedealer, but they sure wipe the floor with Setzer’s pompadour.