by Superchunk Steve | 2000 | Music Reviews - B
Jessica Bailiff – “Even in Silence” and “Hour of the Trace” – CD (Kranky) Graceful and quiet, almost ethereal. A lover whispering secrets into your ear; secrets falling like snow, cold and accumulating, a little disconcerting, sometimes chilling, but...
by Superchunk Steve | 2000 | Music Reviews - S
Superchunk – Come Pick Me Up – CD (Merge Records) First off for all of the people who claim that all Superchunk records sound the same (a sacrilege which will not get you on the good side of a guy who calls himself ‘superchunk sTEve), I have just one thing...
by Superchunk Steve | 2000 | Music Reviews - B
Big Angry Fish! – The 13 Electric Turn-Ons – CD (Beluga Records) Let’s talk about Sohio, the fifth and best song on the CD. When I start reviewing I listen to a couple of songs, and then prioritize all the CD’s according to really good and really bad. This...
by Superchunk Steve | 2000 | Music Reviews - S
Supersuckers – The Evil Powers of Rock ‘n’ Roll – CD (Twenty 14 / Koch Entertainment) Just who are these guys referring to? The Supersuckers are the evil powers of rock and roll. Back when rock and roll was still a baby people complained that...
by Superchunk Steve | 2000 | Music Reviews - B
Big Meteor – Wild River – CD (David Wimble) Oh wait, okay. This is very twangy. Just needed to get adjusted. Sometimes this reminds me of karaoke in a truck stop. But there is really a very cool Roy Orbison quality to it, too. Lots of pedal steel. This is...
by Superchunk Steve | 2000 | Music Reviews - T
Templars – Omne Datum Optimum – CD (GMM Records) Fast, furious Brit punk from Atlanta. Agent Orange meets D.O.A. The more I listen, the more I like it. Head-bobbing, beer drinking and skateboarding will ensue. Remember: the masons run everything! -...
by Superchunk Steve | 2000 | Music Reviews - C
Cats & Jammers – Hurray for Everything – CD (Beluga Records) Boom-a-chaka, boom-a-chaka, boom-a-chaka. Very fast, tiny guitars racing over a thumping bass and spastic snare pops. At times I swear I’m listening to the Femmes, then the Turtles, then it’s...
by Superchunk Steve | 2000 | Music Reviews - U
U.S. Maple – “Talker” – CD (Drag City) Devo began the de-evolution of music back in the eighties. Here in 1999 U.S. Maple has achieved perfect and precise deconstruction. Precise and calculated compositional entropy and random, flourishing guitar squeals...
by Superchunk Steve | 2000 | Music Reviews - E
Escape Velocity – Escape Velocity – CD (Surf Into Space Prod) Sci-fi surf ala Man or Astroman. Lots of strange synth noise background, and creepy vocals. They usually seem content to kick back and casually ride the New Wave. - Superchunk Steve...
by Superchunk Steve | 2000 | Music Reviews - E
Ester – Default State – CD (Thirsty Ear Records) If you’re into Soundgarden, then you’re into Ester. If you’re still mourning that loss, then go out right now and buy an Ester. I’m not even into this stuff, but these guys have a very good sense of the...
by Superchunk Steve | 2000 | Music Reviews - F
Fanmail – Here Comes Fanmail EP – CD (Tooth & Nail Records) Very good! Excellent rocked out power-pop with no seams showing. Good sound, good songs, good harmonies, great hooks. This works. I want to hear more. - Superchunk...
by Superchunk Steve | 2000 | Music Reviews - G
Guided By Voices – “Do The Collapse” – CD (TVT Records) There’s not one not-great song on this whole record. It’s their best record since “Bee Thousand”. Everything is strong on it. They shake their ‘Lo-fi hero’ status and let the songs speak for...
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