split! Kiss Me Deadly / Spengler 7"

surprisingly good canadian emo. kiss me deadly does the boy/girl vocals with a bit of screamin',  and they're the better side of the split i'd say. spengler does the indie/emo thing and is still worth a listen. this came out on blue skies turn black records.

tracklist:

kiss me deadly- everyday in the sun
kiss me deadly- peindre la noir coeur
spengler- by the minute
spengler- face the bassface


nobody loves milhouse

Moon Socket- Spaced-Odd-Ditties 7"

never knew this 7" existed until i got it. released on sappy records, and apparently it came out in 1993, which means it would be one of the earlier releases on the label. sappy records was (and still is) a label done by julie doiron of eric's trip. moon socket is chris thompson, also of eric's trip; and of all the parallel and post-eric's trip projects any of the members took on, moon socket sounded the most similar to E'sT.  so now you know that this is solid stuff. not as great as some of the stuff thompson would later release  under the same moniker, but definitely worthy of ears doing what ears do.

tracklist:

bad time to care
runaway
find your way
stereophonicfeedback
double-dare
all of three
another girl



alone and warblin'

Stairwell- Whispers of Farewell 7"

this came out on no compromise records in 1998. they totally overdid it with the titles for the songs and ep, but if you can look past how much of an effort they made to pigeonhole themselves tightly into the odd niche that was late 90s emo, you'll hear some decent enough tunes.

tracklist:

chance (could be the one)
...just a thought



over the top, one under par

Charlie McAlister- Wheel of Fortune 7"

from what i can tell, this is the first time mcalister's recordings made it to vinyl. it was released in 1996 by little mafia records. lo-fi weirdo folk stuff. real good-like.

tracklist:

lack the floatation
my gambling days are over
it's raining again
black market (m. dietrich)


out where no one lives

Schatzi & Hazeltine- Happy Birthday Baby 7"

released on burger records a little while ago. think this was limited to 500 copies. they do the whole reverb-laden 60s girls group pop thing that was popular as all get-out for the last couple of years. this single isn't remarkable, but it's definitely fun enough.

tracklist:

happy birthday baby
when yr alone


bee's knees

The Best Of Bossy LP

future vivian girl sings in a band with much more pop sensibility. pop-punk sensibility, if you will. good stuff here. definitely ought to check this one out.

tracklist:

who loves you more
california big deal
walk around
hey hey my my (neil young cover)
the monster
no life
staring contest
dirty fingers
who loves you most


in rod we trust

Boyracer- Racer 100 12" EP

half the songs on this were released under the same title (racer 100) on a 7". those songs plus 5 others make up this release which came out on blackbean & placenta club as a one-sided 12". not boyracer at its best, but decent enough nonetheless. their early LPs and 7"s are where it's at. untitled and cindy w. are pretty much write-offs though, so you really get about three extra songs on this version.

tracklist:

your unspoken desires
boxing day
baleen
re-run
untouched by conversation
bee to honey
when do you realise this isn't what you hoped for?
untitled
i can't hold onto anything worthwhile
cindy w.

downhill