90s guitar college rock indie... The 80s are back now so lets hope this comes next?

Hey dlp I was just reading your posts about 18th Dye. People should talk about them more.

I got out a box of old CD's the other day and put on Wattle & Daub by the Strapping Fieldhands. It's fantastic! I wondered why I really wasn't into it at the time.

for me this is indie rock, fuck that fleet foxes shit

here i go ~ out the door ~ of my apartment before ~ i miss my train and there is no way that is happening

fieldhands rule!!!!!

This Is The Strapping Fieldhands Thread Cuz I'm Drinking Beers And Feeling Nostalgic

Did Discus ever come out on CD? I think Boo Hoo Hoo was my favorite thing of theirs.

they deserve a boxed set. if my dopey brother can get a 4 disc career overview, then the friggin' fieldhands deserve one for sure.

Just downloaded a Discus rip from some blogspot. Hadn't heard it in a while. Damn, better than I remembered even.

Wow I really like Space Needle.

AH yes I am excited to see Versus open up for Polvo FOR FREE in NYC this summer.

!!!

did not know about this but now i'm excited too.

Or at least the excerpt I heard of "Before I Lose My Stlye"... to early to call maybe?

Yeah though I corrected myself... Versus instead opens for Superchunk for free Polvo has their own free show with Obits opening. Going to both of them no question still.

Space Needle are the coolest! were the coolest.

Heres the schedule for South Street Seaport. If you are in NYC check out the shows relevant to this thread at least.

http://www.ohmyrockness.com/VenueDetail.cfm?VenueID=189

Yeah they are all free.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_Qj2_OJsJQ

About Space Needle... I'm leaning towards Voyager. What do you think Mr. seward?

i love their 2nd album best but probably only cuz i heard it first and didn't hear the first album until years later. both worth owning though. and there was a reissue not too long ago that might just have both albums together.

I think I saw that it doesn't look like it includes all of both albums. Thanks though I will look into them further!

timely!!!

this is my show for viva radio tomorrow. all 10"s (until I ran out) (then I found a couple more)

http://deadheatnyc.com/tracks.DH37.mp3

Deadheat No. 37 [6/20/09]
Tiger Trap - Sour Grass
The Breeders - The Freed Pig
Archers of Loaf - Lowest Part Is Free!
Home - Mastermen
Liars - Grown Men Don't Fall in the River Just Like That
Rollerskate Skinny - Cushy Daughter
Further - Quiet Riot Girl
Strapping Fieldhands - Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)
Pavement - Debris Slide
Grifters - Whatever Happened to Felix Cole?
Mirrors - We'll See
Moviola - Out to Graze
Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments - My Mysterious Death
Guided by Voices - Buzzards and Dreadful Crows
Modest Mouse - Convenient Parking
Teengenerate - Dressed in Black
Man or Astroman? - The Vortex Beyond
Flux of Pink Indians - Tube Disaster (JD Twitch Edit)
The Clash - Bankrobber/Bankrobber Dub

ack. bad url

http://deadheatnyc.com/tracks/DH37.mp3

Sort of interested in "That Dog" as well... any thoughts anyone?

Oh phew was about to say. Is there a way to view who is playing when on the link?

Oh
Its in order. Duh.

Thanks this is great!

viva has kind of a weird interface so i put the shows in the own server but it will be here tomorrow at noon and here in the archive

xpost- rad glad you liked

in the own server

on my own server

drunk

totally going to that NY polvo show btw. they were pretty sweet last year at bowery ballroom. also opening band the Obits has members of 90s guitar college rock indie bands ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT and EDSEL

that dog was ok. apparently anna waronker now has a rock opera with charlotte caffey.

"Obits has members of 90s guitar college rock indie bands ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT and EDSEL"

Rick Froberg of the Obits was actually in Drive Like Jehu, a band featuring a member of Rocket from the Crypt --> John Reis.
Both these guys were also in the band Pitchfork (well before the website) who were/are truly under appreciated.

ah right I actually liked Jehu better. ROMEPLOWS

never heard pitchfork should investigate!

Jehu/Pitchfork were major obsessions - still pull those out regularly
The Obits stuff, at least live, was pretty amazing too.

Oh good! I didn't know much about Obits but now I'm looking forward to seeing what they're about.

Also, I'm really excited to get that solo Seana Carmody album. Any Swirlies fans who know whether its good? It sounds good.

Another good band from that era: Eleventh Dream Day. Especially the "Lived To Tell" album, killer.

Let's not forget that Froberg and Reis had a band in the '00s, Hot Snakes, who at times were as good as any of their other bands (at least live, where they just steamrolled relentlessly, just so so good).

heh heh, i told you -- this is the latest write up of my band in the local alt-weekly: "we caught the Magic Mice in the main room at Bar Standard, proving that what used to be called college rock back in the '90s still works in this millennium" HMMM. at this rate, we'll be as big as Kudgel in no time.

I was really crazy about this album by Duster back in the day. Cool to see them mentioned here as I never knew anyone else who liked them. I bought one of their other records as well, but it wasn't nearly as good.

this thread is a really intense time tunnel for me

I saw the Paper Chase last night - if you dug the Chicago/Louisville guitar rock (Rodan, Slint) then you should catch their tour because they brought that vibe

I just lost a bet with myself that J0hn D's post would rep for WCKR SPGT

Duster is really great, if you are into that sort of thing. So far I only have Stratosphere and I'm in love with it.

listening to an old Abilene record...so good

Mr. or Mrs. dmr... person who posted as dmr... please assist me. You posted your radio show, and I love Further. Can you send me any of their stuff? Its way out of print, and I'd love to sample more than just this one track before I can spend the money on a rare copy of one of their albums.

Hope you check back and let me know! Also if anyone else knows!

OH, and I love these kind of low-fi GBVish stuff. Can you recommend anymore or the best albums belonging to the more obscure bands in the mix? I'm already familiar with the bigger names. Thanks! Again that goes for anyone who happens to call themselves experts on this stuff.

dmr!!!

i have two further albums to hand (super griptape and sometimes chimes). if nobody else posts em before this evening i'll load em up for you

Thanks so much! They any good?

i like griptape quite a bit, the other i don't know so well but i don't remember loving it

you may also be interested in the summer hits, they're related.. check out their beaches and canyons comp

is there a youtube thread of this stuff? i seem to remember one

the only Further I have is the Grimes Golden EP (which is great) but I don't have any more of it ripped from the vinyl. aside from Quiet Riot Grrl the tracks Teenage Soul and California Bummer are awesome

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyJubJYkH0g

the best albums belonging to the more obscure bands in the mix?

dunno which ones you consider obscure but I'd go for Strapping Fieldhands - Discus, Wattle & Daub, In the Pineys ... Home - IX, X, XI (Elf: Gulfborewaltz) ... Grifters - One Sock Missing, Crapping You Negative, Eureka EP, Ain't My Lookout ... TJSA - Bait and Switch, Straight to Video

Yeah Grifters... one of those bands I haven't quite dived into yet... but I've got my eye on One Sock Missing used at the record store next door to my place for 4.99. Thats the best thing about this era and these sort of unknown bands... they didn't get enough press in the 90s originally, so all of their albums are dirt cheap used. I'll check out all of those recommendations though thanks!

And c.c. I'll look into The Summer Hits (?) also, I'm open to anything like this.

Also (dmr) is Quiet Riot Grrl off of that EP you mentioned?

Another contributing factor was the 90s birthed so many little record labels that there is tons of material released by these little guys by obscure little acts. And nobody in this town wants these cheap albums but me! Perfect.

Will there be a nostalgic reappraisal of 89-91 over-compressed jangly power-pop? If so, I'm looking forward to the new Judybats & Material Issue.