It didn't seem like it at the time, but with the appearance of this, Bedhead's debut, and Low's own first album some months later, the zeitgeist of post-grunge indie rock started to shift toward something more reflective and restrained. Not that WhatFunLifeWas doesn't steer clear of loud moments, to be sure; many of the songs use swelling transitions from quieter to noisier performance and back, all while avoiding the abrupt soft-loud-soft clichT of the time. However, even at the band's most explo...   [ read more ]

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It's not the style of music Bedhead makes that's unique, it's the band's approach to that music. The five members are masters of making an emotional connection through an approach that is careful and deliberate. At the heart of the band is an indie rock sound that can be traced back to the most pleasant material of the Velvet Underground. A trio of guitars lays down unexceptional, strummed accompaniments; vocalists employ a reserved sing-speak; the drummer maintains a lazy pulse. However, with Bedhead thes...   [ read more ]

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Recorded in Chicago, Illinois in 1997. Following the quiet gentility of the first lo-fi "Four Song" EP and the layered experimentation of "What Fun Life Was" and "Bedheaded," "Transaction de Novo" is a mellower Bedhead record. Indie rock producer Steve Albini gives the band space to create its own sound; it combines percussion and odd time signatures with its well-known tiered guitar compositions. The vocals, stronger than ever, are no longer buried amidst the whirlwind of three guitars, but reside in spac...   [ read more ]

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