I'm Multitasking Again.

 

So a couple of days ago I got a package in the mail from the UK full of wonderful late 80s/early 90s flexi discs of indiepop goodness which some many years from now I may finally get around to posting on this particular shitty blog provided that the Man doesn't shut my shit down in the meantime.

Anyway. Here's some stuff from last year...

 

 Schwa (1993)

A long time ago and nearly a whole other lifetime ago I posted a single by a mystery band calling itself Fashion Central with a catchy as fuck little number called "Count Me In"

Go ahead and watch the video and dig the song. I'll wait. (then go and find the post, it's worth it)

Apparently the band had previously been known as Schwa which is in itself kind of a terrible name because there were at least half a dozen bands using the name at the same time. (see also: Shrimp, Plate O' in the 80s)

So here's their debut pre-name change and obscurity.

Moneyshot (1997)

Schrasj were from Houston, TX.

This is their third single on Rocket Racer who also put out a single by Boyracer.

Take that as a recommendation.

I Hope I Remember How

 

There's a new interface with Blogger that I wasn't fully prepared for.

It's actually been any number of months since the last time I set up some posts.
It's September of 2020 for me now.
What a fucking shitshow.

Anyway. It's been so long that I had to spend an hour going through the singles boxes to figure out where I left off and what needs to be filed and what needs to be done.

I think I've got it under control now.
Not that it really matters since I'm actually going through a pile of a couple dozen recent acquisitions rather than the regular boxes.

 

 

 

 

Red Dye No. 5 (1995)

Red Dye No. 5 were from San Diego.
They do an admirable cover of "Heart of Glass" on the flip here.

Everyone Liked that.

 

Push Kings (1994)

The Push Kings were from Cambridge, Massachusetts because apparently saying you were from Boston proper is not snooty enough or something.

They made a number of records in their short existence.

This is the first of them.

I like it a lot more than the new Blogger posting configuration, I can tell you that much.
Push Kings seem a lot more intuitive and user friendly.

I Don't Know What to do with Splits pt 4

It's still that same night about a year ago.

I can smell that chicken and it's making me very hungry.

Rose Melberg/Magpies (1994)


A flexi on "I Wish I Was A Slumberland Record"

Rose Melberg's musical resume speaks volumes.
Here she tackles the Sam Cooke classic.

Meanwhile the mysterious Magpies take a stab at a Temptations song.

Superlove vs. Teen Anthems (1997)



A couple of soccer/football songs for you from Superlove and Teen Anthems that I'm too distracted and hungry to hunt down links for.
So there's that.

I Don't Know What to Do With Splits Pt 3.

More Splits

This is a pair of Flexis.

Adjust sonic expectations accordingly.

Choo Choo Train/ Eye Pilgrims (1989)




Choo Choo Train. Ric Menck & Paul Chastain pre-Velvet Crush.


Eye Pilgrims were from Hartlepool, UK and only existed on various compilations which is a bit of shame. I like their contribution here.

Spinning Jennys/the Fat Tulips (1990)


I have no idea where precisely Spinning Jennys were from. (I went with Bristol since that's where the label that put out their sole single was based.) It's unfortunate because their song here is fucking great. A masterwork of the genre. Kudos to them.

The Fat Tulips hailed from Peterborough. They put out a bunch of seven inches but only managed a singular full length in their career. Several of those releases were on Sunday Records. You know what you're getting into with that.

That said. Probably not my favorite song of theirs that I've heard so far.

Play the other one.

I Don't Know What to Do with Splits pt 2

[brief rant removed]

Castaway Stones/Dearly (1998)

Castaway Stones were from Washington DC and one of the hundreds of really great bands that involved Pam Berry (Black Tambourine).
Add it to the list.

Dearly were from Minneapolis. That's about all I know. Maybe it's all I need to.

Test Pilot Meets Origami (2000)



Another fine release on Kittridge.

About a year ago I tracked down the dude who ran the label and completed the label discography. He also sent me a Cdr of the unreleased Going Stagg cd (he played guitar in the that band) which is fucking wonderful stuff that at some point blah blah blah...

Which is kind of besides the point of this single, but information is very slim about the origins of both of these bands. This being the only vinyl appearance for both. (though Test Pilot did release a number of cassettes)

Two more contenders for the Indiepop compilation...

I scanned the insert.