ALASKA Alaska EP 1995

 

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US 1990's rock band, comprised of J. Chumbris (bass, vocals), J. Howie (drums) and C. Stamey (guitar, vocals). Produced by Mitch Easter of Let's Active.

Tracklist

1		My Advice To You	3:18
2		Stupid Pop-Rock Song	3:37
3		YeahYeahYeah (Atomic Mix)	2:58
4		14 Shades Of Green	4:22
5		Rock Manager	2:56
6		YeahYeahYeah (Party Mix)	2:58

THE dB'S Paris Avenue 1994

 

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Artist Biography by Mark Deming

Playing sharp, tuneful songs with a hint of psychedelia and some challenging melodic angles, the dB's were the band that bridged the gap between classic '70s power pop (defined by bands such as Big Star, Badfinger, and the Scruffs) and the jangly new wave of smart pop, personified by R.E.M. And while the dB's spent the bunk of their career living and working on the East Coast, they were the among the first and most important representatives of the Southern branch of the new wave; most of the group's members hailed from North Carolina, bringing a Southern warmth to music that sometimes sounded cold and spare in the hands of others.

Tracklist  

1	Morning Bugle	3:30
2	Ride The Roller Coaster	4:09
3	Lines And Dots	2:50
4	Huey, Dewey And Louie, Louie	2:38
5	Girlfriend	3:09
6	Bald-headed Baby	2:44
7	Window On The World	2:09
8	I Can't Look Her In The Eye	2:15
9	Barometers, Thermometers	2:32
10	Running Over	4:17
11	This Is Where I Belong	3:32
12	We Gold	2:45
13	Visible Man	3:46

CHRIS STAMEY Fireworks 1991

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Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny

From his tenures with the Sneakers and the dB's on through to his subsequent solo projects, singer/songwriter Chris Stamey remained a linchpin of the jangle pop renaissance, as well as taking on more adventurous and ambitious projects. He brought the sensibilities of Big Star to new wave pop on the first two albums with the dB's, Stands for Decibels and Repercussion, and added more angular and mature textures to his songs while holding on to their playful melodicism on his 1987 solo effort It's Alright. He took a detour into introspective semi-acoustic pop on a 1991 collaboration with Peter Holsapple, Mavericks, and cut an experimental improv set with guitarist Kirk Ross, 1995's The Robust Beauty of Improper Linear Models in Decision Making. Producing and recording material for other acts dominated Stamey's time for most of the next ten years, but he returned to his own brand of smart and idiosyncratic pop on 2004's Travels in the South, and indulged his passion for his various influences on 2013's Lovesick Blues and 2015's Euphoria. With 2019's New Songs for the 20th Century, Stamey embraced the sounds of mid-century popular music, adding modern accents to richly arranged influences of the past.

Tracklist  

1	The Company Of Light	4:07
2	Something Came Over Me	4:38
3	Glorious Delusion	4:11
4	Time Is Running Out	4:02
5	Two Places At Once	4:15
6	Perfect Time	5:31
7	The Newlyweds	3:34
8	On The Radio (For Ray Davies)	4:55
9	All The Heart's Desire / Black Orchids	6:28
10	Fireworks (Still Life #5)	4:15
11	The Brakeman's Consolation	3:17
12	I Want You	3:15
13	You Don't Miss Your Water	3:39