I pulled out another old chestnut recently. September Bowl of Green by the Grapes of Wrath. It's a cute little record (I mean that in a good way), and you can hear the roots of the highly original sound the Grapes later developed. September Bowl of Green combines post-adolescent angst lyrics ("How can you be so mean to me?") and a postpunk-inspired gloom-pop sound with great two-part vocal harmonies and jangly acoustic guitars. The Cure meets the Everly Brothers? I think this record now sounds a bit dated, which explains why this is my first listen to it in several years, but "Realistic Birds" remains one of my all-time favourite instrumentals.
posted by John @ 12/29/2004 01:57:00 PM
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