Victim of a double whammy - caught in the already building backlash to the shoegazer scene at home and completely ignored in the States, as was just about anything else British - once Nevermind and Ten hit the charts Chapterhouse's album debut could have, and should have, won a bigger name for itself. At once more dance-flirting and garage-punky than most recordings by other My Bloody Valentine obsessives that emerged in the early '90s, though suffering the same underplaying in the vocal department, Whirlp...   [ read more ]

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'One of the best bands with the worst luck, New Jersey's the Wrens were establishing themselves as one of the catchiest and most thoughtful indie rock groups of the '90s when label problems prevented them from releasing another album for seven years. The group ? guitarist/vocalist Charles Bissell, guitarist Greg Whelan, bassist/vocalist Kevin Whelan, and drummer Jerry MacDonnell ? formed in the late '80s and went through several names before settling on Low. Unaware of the slowcore band already named Low,...   [ read more ]

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RESTOCK. Camden is a four-piece post-emo/neo-space-pop outfit from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The music they make sounds like a whirlpool of the early '90s Creation records roster, and would've fit right in nicely with bands like Ride and the psychedelia of Chapterhouse and Slowdive. Occasionally abstract, always-thoughtful lyrics soar with the plaintive, Morrissey-esque vocals, anchored by memorable guitar hooks. Electronic breakbeats keep the sound fresh, but never overwhelm the songs.

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