JULIANA HATFIELD THREE Become What You Are 1993

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Artist Biography

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Juliana Hatfield is one of the great survivors of the alternative rock era, a singer/songwriter who built a diverse, adventurous discography through steady, consistent work. She began her career in the late 1980s as the lead singer of Blake Babies, a college-rock trio from Boston who counted Pixies, Throwing Muses, and Lemonheads among their peers. Hatfield went solo in 1992, releasing her debut Hey Babe just as alternative rock became a commercial force. She soon had her moment in the spotlight, appearing on the covers of Sassy and Spin, landing in MTV's Buzz Bin, cameoing on My So-Called Life and The Adventures of Pete & Pete, while popping up on the soundtrack to Ben Stiller's Gen-X romantic comedy Reality Bites with "Spin the Bottle." The latter was a grungy pop tune cut with the Juliana Hatfield Three, whose 1993 LP Become What You Are was her first record released on a major label. The 1995 solo set Only Everything, which produced the minor chart hit "Universal Heartbeat," was her last album for a major. Over the next three decades, Hatfield maintained her indie roots, releasing a series of adventurous, emotionally candid albums on a variety of imprints. Although she often recorded solo, she also collaborated with a variety of bands. She reunited both Blake Babies and the Juliana Hatfield Three, teamed with ex-Blake Baby Freda Love for Some Girls in 2003, formed Minor Alps with Nada Surf's Matthew Caws in 2013, and coaxed Paul Westerberg into the I Don't Cares in 2016. As she matured, Hatfield's work grew pointedly political, a shift showcased on 2017's Pussycat and 2021's Blood.

 

Tracklist

Supermodel	2:52
My Sister	3:22
This Is The Sound	3:01
For The Birds	4:14
Mabel	4:09
A Dame With A Rod	2:55
Addicted	3:16
Feelin' Massachusetts	4:11
Spin The Bottle	2:23
President Garfield	4:38
Little Pieces	3:05
I Got No Idols	2:16