THE HANG UPS
1993
1993
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Artist Biography
by Greg Prato
The melodic alterna-pop band the Hang Ups came together in 1990, while the band members were attending the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Consisting of Brian Tighe (vocals, guitar), Jeff Kearns (bass, vocals), Stephen Ittner (drums), and John Crozier
(guitar), the band began playing the Minneapolis club/bar circuit.
However, drummer Ittner was unable to commit to long-term touring, which
all but extinguished the band's hopes of hitting it big with the
original lineup. Ittner remained with the group as a songwriter and
studio drummer, as the band released both their debut EP Comin' Through and full-length He's After Me in 1993 (band friend Bryan Hanna fills the drum slot for touring). The band gained a dedicated fan in Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner,
who compiled the soundtrack to the film Chasing Amy and picked an old
favorite from their 1993 debut ("Jump Start") for an important scene in
the movie. It took the band a long three years to follow-up their debut
with sophomore effort So We Go,
but thanks to the film, the timing couldn't have been better. The track
led to greater interest in the band, as a remixed version was quickly
added to second pressings of So We Go. Second Story -- notable as the first pairing of producers Don Dixon and Mitch Easter since R.E.M.'s classic Reckoning 15 years earlier -- followed in 1999.
Comin' Through
Tracklist
| 1 |
Comin' Through |
3:42
|
| 2 |
Runway |
2:32
|
| 3 |
Lesson #1 |
3:54
|
| 4 |
This Is The Hand |
2:27
|
| 5 |
Eight Miles High |
3:53 | | |
He's After Me
Tracklist
| 1 |
Waiting |
2:45
|
| 2 |
He's After Me |
3:04
|
| 3 |
Sleepy |
2:10
|
| 4 |
Jump Start |
2:14
|
| 5 |
50,000 FT. |
2:22
|
| 6 |
Curtis |
3:10
|
| 7 |
Waltz |
2:17
|
| 8 |
Walk Right By |
4:10
|
| 9 |
Hit The Ceiling |
3:53
|
| 10 |
Smiley |
2:49
|
| 11 |
New Ooh |
2:56
|
| 12 |
Runaway |
2:29 |
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