Isn’t Anything by My Bloody Valentine (1988)
This album, although frequently overlooked as the less attractive older sister to 1991’s Loveless, is an impressive and well-balanced introduction to shoegaze in its infancy. It is a near-perfect marriage of terror and warmth.
The wonderful, wandering bass-line in “Soft as Snow (But Warm Inside)” immediately draws the listener in. Continue reading
You Turn Me On by Beat Happening (1992)
I figured I would start the music reviews with a bang (a bang of an album that is…hopefully the review is passable).
You Turn Me On is one of my favorite albums by Beat Happening, one of my favorite artists. It is Beat Happening’s fifth and final album. It is also a sonic departure from Beat Happenings earlier repertoire of two-minute, lo-fi, twee-ful pop diddies. In fact, there isn’t a song under three minutes on the album. Continue reading
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