Dig Me Out: 90s & 00s Rock

Power pop might be one of the most misunderstood and under-appreciated genres under rock, and the 2004 album Recess Serenade by The Argument is a perfect example. Harmonies and hooks with loud guitars, what more could you want?

 

Songs In This Episode

Intro - Song One

15:43 - Call In Sick

23:47 - Everyone’s Selling Something

26:45 - Soaked

31:51 - My Dumb Luck

Outro - Incognito

 

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The 1996 debut album Spiders by Liverpool’s Space is an eclectic mix of trip-hop, Madchester, Britpop, and more, including the 60s lounge of single “Female of the Species.” But eclecticism can slip into inconsistency, and attempts at various genres results in uneven levels of quality.

 

Songs In This Episode

Intro - Female of the Species

15:51 - Dark Clouds

20:30 - Me And You Vs The World

28:50 - Major Pager

30:43 - Money

Outro - Neighborhood

 

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It's been many years and many albums since our introduction to Denmark's Kashmir, and while the line-up stayed the same, the sound has evolved. This time we check out the 2005 album No Balance Palace, with a studio legend (Tony Visconti) behind the board, and two more legends (David Bowie and Lou Reed) making appearances. Kashmir didn't work for us the first time around, will maturity and a trio of big names help us connect with the band?

 

Songs In This Episode

Intro - Jewel Drop

9:14 - Kalifornia

11:26 - The Cynic

14:14 - The Curse Of Being A Girl

26:09 - She's Made Of Chalk

21:33 - Snowman

28:21 - Black Building

Outro - No Balance Palace

 

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Refused famously titled their landmark 1998 post-hardcore album The Shape of Punk to Come, a nod to the trailblazing Ornette Coleman avant garde/free jazz album The Shape of Jazz to Come released in 1959. The short-lived band Swedish band Purusam released their second and final album Daybreak Chronicles in 1997 on the Refused-connected Desperate Fight Records, though it could have been titled The Shape of Metal to Come. More than just a post-hardcore outfit, the band dabbled in Iron Maiden-style twin guitar attacks and galloping rhythms before shifting into progressive-ish mode with cello drenched interludes while balancing screaming male vocals and ethereal female vocals.

 

Songs In This Episode

Intro - Opening Theme/The Way of the Hero

15:47 - Leave and Forget

22:38 - Atma

35:23 - Starlit

Outro - Hourglass

 

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Good Health, the 2002 debut album by Pretty Girls Make Graves, packs punches in all the right places and in under thirty minutes. Angular guitars bounce off of a confident, inventive rhythm section in service of indie rock earworms and an anthemic opener. 

 

Songs In This Episode

Intro - Ghost In The Radio

13:05 - Speakers Push Air

25:08 - The Get Away

31:12 - If You Hate Your Friends, You're Not Alone

Outro - More Sweet Soul

 

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