Word: albums
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...major labels with a rakish take-it-or-leave-it attitude until Giant Records snaps it up. As a result, they make music that's informed and intelligent, yet independent and fresh. That's Will Owsley, recommended by his history and spirit and supported by a very strong debut album of 11 rock gems. "Oh No the Radio" and "Coming Up Roses" are brief highlights of surprising vocal sinuations. "I'm Alright" could become an anthem of self-assertion. "Uncle John's Farm" is about as enjoyably pastoral as urban rock gets. The songs here don't address urgent issues...
...Folds blends everything from the country-western atheistic lament "Mess" to the lovely, disaffected suite of "Hospital Song," "Army," "Your Redneck Past" and "Regrets." The subdued and heartfelt "Jane" transforms him into a breathy late-night lounge singer. Lit by utter honesty and padded with flugelhorns and violins, the album is conceived in sepia nostalgia and weary lucidity. There is an adult awareness beneath the band's play. This is the proof...
...Everglades." "Soccer moms drive minivans." "We'll rent expensive cars." "You're along for the ride." Down Utopia Parkway. And who doesn't want to go there? There, songs are short, sweet, snack-pack panegyrics to travel agents, laser shows, summer and proms. After their self-titled debut album Fountains of Wayne (which featured the radio hit "Radiation Vibe") was hailed as one of 1996's best albums, the winsome songwriting team of Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger returns with a14-track album about being either lost or on the go. It is fed with the Byrds, Simon and Garfunkel...
...Spill legend starts back in the early '90s in beautiful and scenic Boise, Idaho. Somewhere between potato farms and militia members, Boise managed to churn out Doug Martsch, leader and resident guitar god of Built to Spill. First came Ultimate Alternative Wavers, a perplexing title for a perplexing album. A dense and jagged slice of paranoid pop, the album only hinted at the musical mazes that were yet to pour out of Martsch's head...
...might sound something like the French singing team Les Nubians. Sisters Helene and Celia Faussart have a warm, engaging sound that blends smooth jazz, soft pop and warm R. and B. with a dash of danceable hip-hop. There are an emotional generosity and a spiritual depth on this album that come through on every track...