Beat Happening-Look Around-Remastered-CD-FLAC-2015-THEVOiD

                              DRIFT INTO THE VOID
 Info   
     Artist  | Beat Happening
     Title   | Look Around
     Genre   | Indie                                Format  | Album
     Source  | CD                                   Time    | 76:53
     Label   | Domino                               Store   | 2015
     Catalog | REWIGCD100                           Rip     | 2020
     Bitrate | 890 kbps                             Size    | 516.69 MB
     Freq    | 44.1 kHz                             Encoder | FLAC 1.3.1
 Tracks 
     01. Our Secret                                                  2:47
     02. Foggy Eyes                                                  2:40
     03. Bad Seeds                                                   1:49
     04. What's Important                                            2:00
     05. Look Around                                                 2:52
     06. Bewitched                                                   3:04
     07. In Between                                                  2:19
     08. Indian Summer                                               3:02
     09. Other Side                                                  3:33
     10. Black Candy                                                 2:56
     11. Cast A Shadow                                               2:28
     12. Nancy Skin                                                  2:31
     13. Knock On Any Door                                           3:27
     14. Left Behind                                                 2:51
     15. Red Head Walking                                            2:06
     16. Fortune Cookie Prize                                        3:45
     17. Hot Chocolate Boy                                           2:19
     18. Pinebox Derby                                               3:04
     19. Tiger Trap                                                  6:50
     20. Godsend                                                     9:25
     21. Teenage Caveman                                             4:34
     22. Noise                                                       3:20
     23. Angel Gone                                                  3:11
 Notes  
     Beat Happening was among the truly seminal and influential American bands
     of the post-punk era, a paragon of pop minimalism, rebellious innocence,
     and indie defiance. The linchpin of the Olympia, Washington-based
     International Pop Underground, they adopted a stance in direct opposition
     to the accepted norms at the heart of rock music; ignoring all notions of
     pretense, professionalism, and stardom, Beat Happening created an
     unorthodox, raw sound that democratically rotated vocal, guitar, and drum
     duties between members while jettisoning bass altogether. Dropping their
     last names to further emphasize their everyman approach, members Calvin
     (Johnson), Heather (Lewis), and Bret (Lunsford) expressed simple truths and
     simple emotions with simple music, favoring off-key, tuneless vocals and
     three-chord primitivism over slick, processed packaging; implicit in their
     work was also a rejection of major-label trappings, as the group
     steadfastly remained with K Records, Calvin's self-owned imprint and a
     model of D.I.Y. indie success.
     A career-spanning Beat Happening collection was long overdue when it
     finally arrived in 2015. Thanks to Domino Records, the band finally started
     to get the reissue treatment many bands of their stature had been getting
     for years. The 23 tracks chosen by the bandmembers themselves include their
     first single, 1984's "Look Around", and tracks from their five albums and
     singles, and ends with their surprise 2000 single "Angel Gone", which was
     released with the "Crashing Through" box set. It's the perfect starting
     place for someone who maybe heard about the band and wants to check them
     out, and it's also a reminder for longtime fans of just how many brilliant
     songs they had. It's almost staggering when they are all collected in one
     place like this.
     The trio of Calvin Johnson, Heather Lewis, and Bret Lunsford were able to
     create a sound from the very beginning that was inviting in its simplicity
     and deceptively deep lyrically, with tunes so catchy that they stick
     halfway through the first listen. Sometimes called twee or child-like,
     their songs are actually quite often dark and brooding with undercurrents
     of death and sex lurking just below the crashing and strumming surface.
     Besides, any band who loved the Cramps as much as Beat Happening did could
     hardly be twee. Check the thundering crunch of "Bad Seed" or the noir strut
     of "Nancy Sin", then try to make the case they are anything less than a
     great rock band. Listen to the aching beauty of "Cast A Shadow" or "Fortune
     Cookie Prize" and they are a sweet pop band.
     On the epic "Godsend" or the truly enchanting "Tiger Trap" they are indie
     rock at its best and most moving. Their greatest almost-hit, "Indian
     Summer", was covered by R.E.M., Luna, and Benjamin Gibbard. Between
     Johnson's deadpan vocal delivery, his lovingly crafted persona, and his
     creepy and humorous lyrics, Lewis' less theatrical, open-hearted singing
     and writing, and Lunsford's steady musicianship, the band formed the kind
     of complementary bond most bands would kill to have. Their pieces fit
     together perfectly and their songs are short bursts of pop music that at
     their best come as close to perfection as anybody's ever have. This
     collection is full of heart-warming, life-affirming moments that reinforce
     the band's status as one of the best American indie pop bands to ever pick
     up guitars and as such, it's vital listening for pretty much anyone and
     everyone interested in that style.

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