Dando’s first steps towards the mainstream. The major label debut for Evan Dando’s Lemonheads from 1990, following three “ramshackle punk” (©Select magazine) albums for Taang! Pivoted on a more approachable set of sweet melodies still rife with punky spirit.
A light and dark album, polished in the arrangements, nodding to the excess of American culture (Manson and Gummi Bears), hectoring Reagan’s drug laws (‘Lil’ Seed’), riffing on everyday life.
“Like Hüsker Dü when they were at their most ferocious or REM when they were at their most Byrdsian hypnotic.” NME
Blue vinyl pressing with download card of extra material.
Tracklisting
Side A:
1. Ballarat
2. Half The Time
3. Year of the Cat
4. Ride With Me
5. Lil Seed
Side B:
6. Stove
7. Come Downstairs
8. Left for Dead
9. Brass Buttons
10. (The) Door
11. Untitled
Extras (Download Only)
The Lemonheads – Live at the Wireless
1. Come Back D.A.
2. Stove
3. A Song for You
4. Come Downstairs
5. Nighttime (Big Star cover)
6. Year of the Cat
7. Ride With Me
8. Die Right Now
