SHELBY Sofa Safari 1996

 

Discogs

 

Indie pop from Germany. - Blogatrix 

Tracklist

1		Sleeping Cliché
2		I Thought That I
3		Mental Harvest
4		To Mum
5		In A Milky Mood
6		Fragmentary Love
7		Fake Fur
8		Fred
9		Just A Friend
10		Sonic Sound
11		Pale
12		Sally's Home

 

EMBRACE Fireworks E.P. 1997

 

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Embrace Biography by Matt Collar

England's Embrace build upon their status as stars of the post-Brit-pop era, blending anthemic hooks and sweeping pop balladry. They emerged to success, scoring early hits with "All You Good Good People" and "Come Back to What You Know" and debuting on top of the U.K. Albums Chart with 1998's The Good Will Out. With a sound that bridged the power of Oasis with the emotive lyricism of Coldplay, Embrace cultivated a strong fan base at home, hitting the top 10 with 2000's Drawn From Memory and 2001's If You've Never Been, and again reaching number one with both 2004's Out of Nothing and 2006's This New Day; the latter featuring "World at Your Feet," the official song of the English football squad during the 2006 World Cup. Following a hiatus, they returned to the spotlight with 2014's Embrace, experimenting with electronic flourishes, while remaining indebted to their emotive anthems, as on 2018's Love Is a Basic Need, 2022's How to Be a Person Like Other People, and 2026's Avalanche.

Natives of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, brothers Danny (lead vocals, guitar) and Richard McNamara (guitar) formed Embrace in 1990. After placing an advertisement in a local newspaper, the duo recruited drummer Mike Heaton and bassist Steven Firth. After rehearsing for several months, Richard found "Retread" in Danny's demos; the country-tinged song was unlike anything else in the band's catalog, but its anthemic sensibilities became the keystone for their sound and led them toward their signature fusion of Oasis and Verve.

In October 1996, the group signed with the Virgin subsidiary Hut Recordings; in America, they signed with DGC Records. Eager to establish indie credibility, the group released their debut single, "All You Good Good People," on the hip indie label Fierce Panda in February 1997. Over the next few months, it was followed by the singles "Fireworks" and "One Big Family," which were both released on Hut. Those two singles were successful, but the re-release of "All You Good Good People" on Hut in October proved to be their breakthrough, entering the charts at number eight. Released in May 1998 -- shortly after the group received a Brit Award nomination for Best New Band in February -- "Come Back to What You Know" cemented that success and paved the way for the June 8 release of their debut album, The Good Will Out. Greeted with generally positive, occasionally enthusiastic, reviews, The Good Will Out entered the charts at number one. It was released in America the following month and "All You Good Good People" went on to become a favorite at college radio.

 

 Tracklist

1		The Last Gas	3:38
2		Now You're Nobody	4:34
3		Blind	3:58
4		Fireworks	3:56

 

SHANNON WRIGHT Flightsafety 1999

 

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Shannon Wright is an American singer-songwriter. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, where she spent her childhood. Former member of the band Crowsdell, Shannon Wright moved from New York to Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1998, and while in Chapel Hill, Wright started writing songs and playing them for friends. With their encouragement she sent a 4-track cassette tape to a friend of a friend who started Overcoat Records. They released her first 7" A Tin Crown for the Social Bash. Later that year, Wright signed with Touch and Go Records in 1999 from Chicago, releasing six albums.

Tracklist

1		Floor Pile	4:30
2		All These Things	2:47
3		Rich Hum Of Air	4:23
4		You're The Cup	3:52
5		Twilight Hall	2:22
6		Captain Of Quarantine	3:28
7		Holland	2:51
8		Hobos On Parade	2:47
9		William's Alabama	3:11
10		Yard Grass	1:44
11		Heavy Crown	3:11

 

MINIMUM CHIPS Swish EP 1997

 

Discogs

 

Wikipedia

Minimum Chips were formed in Brisbane in 1993 by Julian Patterson on guitars, drums, keyboard and electric piano; Nicole Thibault on vocals, organ, synthesizer and trombone; and Ian Wadley on drums, guitar, trumpet and synthesiser.^[1][2] During their Brisbane years Minimum Chips supported international acts: Stereolab, Bikini Kill and Pavement.

Minimum Chips' first release was a split 7-inch five-track extended play on Chapter Records in September 1995. Two tracks were supplied by Perth-based band Molasses. The group's three tracks were recorded in June of that year at Fortitude Valley, Queensland. Guy Blackman, the label's co-owner,^[3] eventually joined them on bass guitar in 1998.^[4]

In 1996 the group followed with a four-track EP, Blip,^[5] and then a split single, with "Postal" by Minimum Chips, and Alastair Galbraith providing the other side.^[6] Their next EP, Swish, appeared in 1997 via Varispeed Records,^[7] with five tracks, which featured their signature song "Furniture".

 

Tracklist

1		Swish	3:41
2		Bunnysan	3:09
3		Surf Kill	2:35
4		Walkman	2:32
5		Furniture	4:06

 

BOUQUET Coral Kingdom 1998

 
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Bouquet Biography by Mike DaRonco

With their 1991 start as an acoustic two piece, Neil Shumsky (vocals/ 12 string guitar) and his friend Rachel (vocals/ guitar) went under the moniker of Bouquet as they brought on their sincere pop of minimal innocence. Mostly playing throughout the area of Leeds and Sheffield, England, Bouquet would eventually release a handful of EPs on various labels for the next two years before Rachel's 1993 departure. Ultimately resulting in a three year hiatus, Shumsky finally reformed Bouquet in 1996 with the addition of Shaun Alcock (drums) and Chris Mabbs (bass). Hailing the 1997 seven-inch of "Before I Die I'd Like To See A Flying Saucer" as their comeback release, Popstar Records followed through on the trio's first full-length Coral Kingdom in 1998. Soon after, Darren O'Conner joined that same year as a second guitarist.

 

Tracklist

1		In The Golden Eternity
2		Travelling Companion
3		Bouquet Of Angels
4		Citrus Grove Lullaby
5		Train Magique
6		The Land Beyond The Sky
7		Uluru's Charl
8		Electric Fluff
9		Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
10		Wine And Romance
11		Chie Kato's Dream
12		Deep Sea Gallery
13		You Are What You Eat

 

SAUCER (Minnesota) Emergency Exits 1993

 

Discogs

Twin Tone Digital


Saucer was an indie rock band from Minneapolis, MN.
 

Tracklist

  1. Spoonerisms
  2. Orange Pants
  3. Bugs In My Hair
  4. My Sweet Hostess
  5. Turn Me On Dead Man
  6. Emergency Exits
  7. The Bunny
  8. Freaky Deek
  9. Cigarette Polly
10. Ah Morning

GIGANTIC (U.S.) Answer 1993

 
Discogs

 

Indie / alt rock (this is not the guys from Flesh For Lulu). - Blogatrix 

 

Tracklist

1		Answer	3:33
2		Give It Away	3:30
3		Always That Good	4:20
4		Short On Ideas	2:12
5		Inner Child	4:32
6		Shoot	4:12
7		Charlie Parker	2:36

 

BAD SUN RISING & BAD SUN RISING II Various Artists 1995

Bad Sun Rising
1995

  Oh lort...that cover. 

Bad Sun Rising II
1995

Japanese compilations on Nipp Guitar record label. - Blogatrix

 

Bad Sun Rising

Tracklist

1	UFO Or Die–	Suck My Stomach	1:52
2	Volume Dealers–	In Your Distinction	2:56
3	Maria Kannon–	Inujini	5:43
4	Ruins–	Knaftt!!	1:19
5	Zeni Geva & Steve Albini–	Kettle Lake	4:25
6	Superunit–	Painwise	5:17
7	Funhouse (4)–	Mama	4:36
8	Omoide Hatoba–	Twisted Yoyo	1:59
9	Boredoms–	Thalidomide Car	2:57

Bad Sun Rising II


Tracklist

1	UFO Or Die–	Space Wrist	1:41
2	Volume Dealers–	Hanayashiki	2:38
3	Maria Kannon–	Tomogui No Mura	1:39
4	Ruins–	Redhark	1:05
5	Superunit–	Kettle Lake	4:56
6	Funhouse (4)–	'Til The End	3:58
7	Omoide Hatoba–	Mega	4:03
8	Zeni Geva & Steve Albini–	Godflesh	4:42
9	Boredoms–	Mangun	1:41

 

CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? (A TRIBUTE TO CRIMPSHRINE & FIFTEEN) Various Artists 1999

 

Discogs

 

Compilation created by Microcosm Publishing company featuring punk bands covering Crimpshrine and Fifteen songs. - Blogatrix 

 

 

Tracklist

1	Doc Hopper–	Summertime
2	Solismo–	Another Day
3	Dave (86)–	Butterflies
4	Ludikrus–	Bricks
5	Splurge–	Freewill
6	Nimrods–	Construction
7	Gymicrae–	Fucked Up Kid
8	Rock Star (5)–	Tomorrow
9	Matt (186)–	Middle
10	Co-Ed (2)–	The Deal
11	Operation: Cliff Clavin–	Intentions
12	Solismo–	Abel's Song
13	Joshua Tree (2)–	Violation
14	Independent Thought Alarm–	Song #14
15	David (82)–	Parking Lots
16	Solismo–	Grow Up
17	Eleanor Rigby (5)–	The End
18	Green Day–	C#(tion)

 

THE ARROGANT SONS OF BITCHES Built To Fail 1998

 

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The Arrogant Sons of Bitches (commonly abbreviated as ASOB) was a six-piece ska punk band from Long Island and Baldwin, New York, United States. The band was known for its strong DIY punk roots, self-releasing two albums and two EPs. Their final album, Three Cheers For Disappointment, was released on Kill Normal Records.  

Tracklist

1		I Like Green Day.	0:21
2		Abnormality.	2:48
3		I Hate Punk Rock.	3:23
4		The Song That The Girl Sings.	2:06
5		I Pissed In Your Mountain Dew.	2:02
6		2445.	2:53
7		The PEZ Song.	1:43
8		Where My Dogs At?	2:50
9		Smelly.	2:22
10		Spitpile.	0:58
11		The Guy From Subway.	3:11
12		That’s What Friends Are For	3:49

 

WE ARE ICERINK Various Artists 1994

 

Discogs

 

Downtempo / indie rock / punk compilation on St. Etienne's Icerink record label - Blogatrix 

 

Tracklist

1	Earl Brutus–	Birth Of Sharon	3:54
2	Sensuround–	When I Get To Heaven	4:33
3	Golden (2)–	Don't Destroy Me	5:06
4	Elizabeth City State–	Year Of The V-Neck	4:24
5	Supermarket–	Supermarket	3:46
6	Hard Muscle–	(Why Don't You) Ring Me	4:16
7	Oval (2)–	Love Hour	3:26
8	Spring–	Bob Cool	3:14
9	Melody Dog–	Don't Worry Baby	2:51
10	Shampoo–	Bouffant Headbutt	2:08
11	Parallel Universe–	Dub To The Stars	6:41
12	World Of Twist–	New Electric Pop And Soul	3:59