The Mondo Crescendo Biography
by Jason Ankeny
Indie-pop combo the Mondo Crescendo was formed in Washington D.C. in 1995 by singer/guitarist Jennifer Taylor; originally dubbed Juniper, the group debuted the next year on A Turntable Friend with the single "You Don't Hide So Well," followed by seven-inches for Orange Peel ("Making Gerard Smile") and Fantastic ("Think and Die Thinking"). Upon relocating to San Francisco in 1997, Taylor rechristened the band Mondo Crescendo, and -- backed by ex-Ropers bassist Mike Hammel and drummer Douglas Armour -- issued the Blackbean & Placenta Tape Club EP Get Faded in 1998. The full-length Young, Naked & Very with It appeared a year later.
Tracklist
| 1 | (I Don't Care If) The Sun Don't Shine No More | 2:03 | |
| 2 | Baby | 2:28 | |
| 3 | Spaceship Terrific | 2:06 | |
| 4 | Shhh | 1:57 | |
| 5 | La Surf Noire | 2:22 | |
| 6 | Heaven Only Knows | 2:58 | |
| 7 | Untitled | 1:11 |
