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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 9 months

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ONE OF THOSE ALBUM COVERS THAT IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT MY EYE -- I WAS A BUTTON/BADGE FREAK IN HIGH SCHOOL.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on "Supergrass Is 10: The Best of 1994-2004," a compilation album celebrating the first 10 years of the English indie/Britpop/alternative rock band SUPERGRASS. The compilation was released on CD, DVD and double 10" clear vinyl record in June (UK) and September (US), 2004.

COMPILATION OVERVIEW: "Since they had a lower profile than their peers and came across as a bunch of mates instead of serious musicians, SUPERGRASS tended to be the most overlooked of all the major Britpop bands. They never defined the culture like OASIS or BLUR, never had a following of serious-minded, clever misfits like PULP, they weren't as sexy as ELASTICA, and they surely lacked the grandiose, doomed romanticism of SUEDE. What they were, though, was a bloody brilliant pop band.

Their 1995 debut, "I Should Coco," kicked harder than any record that year, and it had a bigger stylistic sprawl than any album this side of "The Great Escape," which it trumped with a deliriously infectious enthusiasm -- and it was all the more impressive when the fact that Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey were still in their teens when they cut the album.

They matured at a rapid rate, refining their musicality with each of their next three records, but they never had center stage again like they did with "I Should Coco." As they worked outside of the spotlight, they developed into a remarkably consistent singles band, as the generous 24-track 2004 collection "Supergrass Is 10: The Best of 94-04" proves. Even their muddled eponymous third album sounds brilliant when distilled to the sweetly gorgeous "Moving" and the ridiculously intoxicating "Pumping on Your Stereo."

These tunes are thrown together in a nonchronological order that contains all the A-sides apart from the U.S. radio single "Cheapskate" and the movie soundtrack selection "We Still Need More (Than Anyone Can Give)."

Instead of being infuriating, this nonchronological sequencing reveals just how consistent SUPERGRASS had been over the decade, since it forces the listener to concentrate on each individual song. Like Green Day's hits compilation "International Superhits!," "Supergrass Is 10" is a revelation for anybody who hasn't been paying attention, since it showcases a band that is one of best, most satisfying guitar pop groups of the last 15 years. If you haven't checked them out before, you need to get this immediately."

-- STEPHEN THOMAS ERLEWINE (for Allmusic), "Supergrass Is 10: The Best of 1994-2004" review

Sources: www.allmusic.com/album/supergrass-is-10-the-best-of-1994-2004-mw0000367663, Wikipedia, & Discogs.

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persephone-nymph · 1 month

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Thurston Moore, Sonic Youth performing at Maxwell’s Tavern, NJ, 2005

#sonic youth #thurston moore #kim gordon #lee ranaldo #alternative rock #indie rock #early 2000s #post punk #rock and roll #classic rock #1990s #1980s #noise rock #90s aesthetic #90s rock

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legendarytragedynacho · 5 months

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PJ Harvey

#pj harvey #music #musician #musica #rock #rock music #singer #rock singer #beauty #alternative rock #post punk #indie rock #art rock #experimental rock #electronic rock #blues rock #song writer #over k

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nowimnothing-inc · 1 month

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Japanese CD of Bauhaus The Sky’s Gone Out

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tygerland · 2 months

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Neil Young Preparing for a CSNY concert at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - June 10, 1970 - by Joel Bernstein.

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potato-lord-but-not · 3 months

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when when when….. Jhariah…..

#gonna have him sign this at the show….. cus I’m silly like that #artists on tumblr #traditional art #jhariah #jhariah clare #jhariah fanart #indie artist #indie rock #alternative music #idk idk Jhariah fans SWARM

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haveyouheardthisband · 3 months

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#Indie Rock #Noise Pop #Power Pop #Noise Rock #Television Music #Alternative Rock #2010s #2020s #USA #poll #Spotify

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moodboard-d · 4 months

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possible-streetwear · 7 months

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Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth, Body/Head, Free Kitten)

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visuac · 1 month

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eternallycraved · 2 months

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Me if you even care 🙄

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 7 months

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""RUNNING OUT OF LOVE" SHOWCASED THEIR IMMERSION IN VARIOUS FORMS OF DANCE MUSIC AND THEIR DEEP INTEREST IN POLITICS..."

PIC INFO: Spotlight on 2016's "Running Out of Love" by Swedish indie/dream pop band THE RADIO DEPT., and their fourth album in six years. The Japanese/art union label CD pressing included the bonus tracks, "It Looked Like Heaven (but Feels like Hell)" and "Down, Down," Down."

MINI-OVERVIEW: "After a prolonged gestation period that included legal battles with their longtime label Labrador, an album that they started and discarded, and a change in musical direction, in 2016 THE RADIO DEPT. issued their first album in six years.

"Running Out of Love" showcased their immersion in various forms of dance music and their deep interest in politics, while still delivering the strong hooks and sweeping melodies their music always had.

The shift to a dancier direction was first previewed on the singles that occasionally escaped, and Running takes it all the way with songs that borrow from Detroit techno (the Inner City-inspired "We Got Game"), early-'90s IDM ("Occupied"), baggy Stone Roses-styled funk ("Committed to the Cause"), and glitchy late-night electronica ("Teach Me to Forget")."

-- ALLMUSIC ("Running Out of Love" review by Tim Sendra)

Sources: www.allmusic.com/album/running-out-of-love-mw0002977811 & https://cdsvinyljapan.com/en-us/products/4941135453223.