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SODO Pop
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Price: $14.00
Artist:
Supercrush
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For
years Supercrush confined themselves to the limitations of the two-song 7”
single format, demonstrating a mastery of hyper efficient song-craft, while
leaving their audience wondering if a more expansive work would ever emerge. Led by Mark Palm, “SODO Pop”, their first proper
full-length answers that question, delivering on the promise of those 7” singles
and then some with their brand of guitar pop alchemy. With a full-length album, the band is afforded
the space to stretch out, allowing for explorations into more ambitious song
structures, varied compositions, and additional instrumentation. But those who
enjoyed the of the brevity of the band’s early material needn’t worry, there
are still plenty of compact two and a half to three minute gems here in the
tradition of the group’s tried and true superpop formula. “’SODO’, where the trons are mello, the glocks enspieled, and pops are
bubblegummed. Goddamn. Don't Go it Alone; show your Devotion and
grab this Life Preserver of a record.” – Everyday Balloons “Mark Palm has spent most of his time in much
noisier affairs, gradually mellowing to Shoegaze with Modern Charms. Then a series
of great power pop 7” singles appeared periodically under the Supercrush
banner. ‘SODO Pop’ sees their sound
further expanded here with the addition of pedal steel, courtesy of Jay
Kardong, resulting in even more variety.
Here, the band are right bang in the middle of The Posies and Teenage
Fanclub without ever really landing on one or the other. ‘I Can't Stop Loving You’ is the nearest they
get to TFC and ‘On The Telephone’, the nearest to The Posies. But Supercrush are no one (or two) trick pony.
‘Grace’ is very much in Cheap Trick territory
and ‘Fair-Weather Fool’ is great 70's pop rock, also bearing comparisons to The
Explorers Club and ‘When I'm Gone’ is a gentle West Coast joy where there's a
lovely pedal steel accompaniment. Ditto
on ‘Have You Called Him By My Name’ when there is a weeping quality added to
the jangle. There is a great balance here between the riff led songs and the
quieter moments. Both work and in a
year, affected as it has been, that hasn't been awash with killer riff led pop
rock releases, ‘SODO Pop’ is right up there as one of the best.” –
IDontHearASingle.com The
sonic results demonstrate the type of attention to detail that comes only from
countless years of combined experience and devotion to the craft of making
great records.
GREAT!!
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