Sunday, May 31, 2015

On This Useless Night - Songs 1990

Another mix of songs from albums released in 1990. More of an Americana feel although the mix starts off with a couple of Canadian bands. Goes into some power pop, country rock and early indie before closing out with some classic shoegazing.

In 1990 I was really into many of these bands. In particular Blue Rodeo, The Northern Pikes, Steve Earle, Rosanne Cash, Indigo Girls and the Cowboy Junkies were getting a lot of play. A couple of new bands that impressed me a lot were The La's and The House of Love. I gradually grew to like the Posies. I was always looking forward to a new Robyn Hitchcock record.

I would discover The Rembrandts a few years later and go back and get this album. The same with The Chills and Yo La Tengo. I liked Mazzy Star as I had been following David Roback's earlier bands Opal and the Rain Parade but it would be their follow album to this one that would make them one of my all time favorite bands. I would discover Galaxie 500 many years later. I had heard of this band but never really listened to them. I stared listening to them a few years ago and went back and collected all their albums.

Pic is Galaxie 500
  1. Blue Rodeo - What Am I Doing Here (Casino)
  2. The Northern Pikes - Dream Away (Snow In June)
  3. The Posies - Golden Blunders (Dear 23)
  4. Uncle Tupelo - Screen Door (No Depression)
  5. Steve Earle - The Other Kind (The Hard Way)
  6. Rosanne Cash - What We Really Want (Interiors)
  7. Indigo Girls - 1 2 3 (Nomads Indians Saints)
  8. The Chills - Heavenly Pop Hit (Submarine Bells)
  9. The Rembrandts - Everyday People (The Rembrandts)
  10. The La's - Son Of A Gun (The La's)
  11. Robyn Hitchcock - Queen Elvis (Eye)
  12. Cowboy Junkies - Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning (Caution Horses)
  13. Yo La Tengo - You Tore Me Down (Fakebook)
  14. The House Of Love - Crush Me (The House Of Love)
  15. Mazzy Star - Blue Flower (She Hangs Brightly)
  16. Galaxie 500 - Listen, The Snow Is Falling (This Is Our Music)



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