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| Jan 2015
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Mister Esquire
Reviewed 2015-02-04
Reviewed 2015-02-04
As Reviewed By Mister Esquire.
Godfathers Of Twee.
this is part 1 of an anthology (1978-1984).
do you like twee pop? lo-fi? kiwi guitar bands? yes? :you'll love this.
that's all I need to say.
MR. ESQ. SEZ: MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW.
FCC CLEAN.
SOUNDS LIKE: THE GO-BETWEENS! (AND: THE CLEAN, THE CHILLS, AZTEC CAMERA, SWELL MAPS, BATS, VERONICA FALLS, TWERPS, WHAT IF LIZ PHAIR HAD A SEX CHANGE, ET AL.)
PLAY: ANY/ALL/RANDOMEOW/IT'S MEOWRIFFIC!
1. PURR-FECT II: the hit. possibly their best known song. it's slow to mid, downbeat jangley, dreamy. the words 'winsome' and 'bittersweet' would have this song playing next to them in a dictionary.
2. PURR-FECT: upbeat, funny, happy=play now! mach meow!
3. live version. fucked up drama crashing with all it's twee might.
4. downbeat jangle lo-fi sad.
5. PURR-FECT II: smoooth...
6. PURR-FECT II: imagine: Johnathan Richman gets all stalkery. dramatic drum part kills.
8. PURR-FECT II: upbeat. smoooth...to Brit punky.
9. smoooth...track 1 dictionary motif=ditto.
10. PURR-FECT II: dark&bassy begin. post-punky. upbeat. Klassic Kiwi gits.
11. PURR-FECT II: Klassic! (but really: beautiful guitars. approximates rain...)
12. moping&mopery.
13. noisy and disjointed. dark lo-fi collage.
kinda like The Pop Group.
14. lo-fi shambolic blah blah blah.
15. smoooth...nope: dark&twisted.
16. PURR-FECT II: back to smoooth...with jerky little lo-fi fists made of twee.
Godfathers Of Twee.
this is part 1 of an anthology (1978-1984).
do you like twee pop? lo-fi? kiwi guitar bands? yes? :you'll love this.
that's all I need to say.
MR. ESQ. SEZ: MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW.
FCC CLEAN.
SOUNDS LIKE: THE GO-BETWEENS! (AND: THE CLEAN, THE CHILLS, AZTEC CAMERA, SWELL MAPS, BATS, VERONICA FALLS, TWERPS, WHAT IF LIZ PHAIR HAD A SEX CHANGE, ET AL.)
PLAY: ANY/ALL/RANDOMEOW/IT'S MEOWRIFFIC!
1. PURR-FECT II: the hit. possibly their best known song. it's slow to mid, downbeat jangley, dreamy. the words 'winsome' and 'bittersweet' would have this song playing next to them in a dictionary.
2. PURR-FECT: upbeat, funny, happy=play now! mach meow!
3. live version. fucked up drama crashing with all it's twee might.
4. downbeat jangle lo-fi sad.
5. PURR-FECT II: smoooth...
6. PURR-FECT II: imagine: Johnathan Richman gets all stalkery. dramatic drum part kills.
8. PURR-FECT II: upbeat. smoooth...to Brit punky.
9. smoooth...track 1 dictionary motif=ditto.
10. PURR-FECT II: dark&bassy begin. post-punky. upbeat. Klassic Kiwi gits.
11. PURR-FECT II: Klassic! (but really: beautiful guitars. approximates rain...)
12. moping&mopery.
13. noisy and disjointed. dark lo-fi collage.
kinda like The Pop Group.
14. lo-fi shambolic blah blah blah.
15. smoooth...nope: dark&twisted.
16. PURR-FECT II: back to smoooth...with jerky little lo-fi fists made of twee.
Recent airplay
Bachelor Kisses
Stranded at Settembrini's — May 12, 2022
Cattle And Cane
In The Year One Thousand, Eight Thousand [S165] — May 19, 2016
Hammer The Hammer
In The Year One Thousand, Eight Thousand [W1512:LEWS!] — Apr 07, 2015
Bachelor Kisses
The Sunset Life — Apr 02, 2015
Bachelor Kisses
Shytown — Mar 30, 2015
8 Pictures
Meow — Mar 19, 2015
Charting
2015-02-06 — 2015-04-10
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Apr 12 | 1 |
| Apr 5 | 2 |
| Mar 22 | 1 |
| Mar 8 | 2 |
| Mar 1 | 3 |
| Feb 15 | 4 |
Track listing
| 1. | Cattle And Cane | ||
| 2. | Lee Remic | ||
| 3. | I Need Two Heads | ||
| 4. | Hope | ||
| 5. | Bachelor Kisses | ||
| 6. | 8 Pictures | ||
| 7. | Lies | ||
| 8. | Secondhand Furniture | ||
| 9. | Part Company | ||
| 10. | Hammer The Hammer | ||
| 11. | The Sound Of Rain | ||
| 12. | One Thing Can Hold Us | ||
| 13. | The Clowns Are In Town | ||
| 14. | Hold Your Horses | ||
| 15. | As Long As That | ||
| 16. | Unkind And Unwise |