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Description: Genre: Country - Alt. Country / Artist: Wheat / Audio CD released 1999-10-11 at City Slang / Disc #1 Tracklisting 1 Th ... more Newest Review: ... is compelling stuff. Add to this the magical input of producer Dave Fridmann of Mercury Rev fame and you have a tempting ... more |
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by indiecater - written on 17.11.00 (Very useful, 58 readings)
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With this album Wheat (no not Wheatus!!) join the growing band of American groups that are slowly and almost single handedly restoring indie credibility. These artists include Mercury Rev, The Flaming Lips, Neutral Milk Hotel, Olivia Tremor Control and Grandaddy. Wheat could be neatly shelved beside an uptown downbeat Lowgold but display enough potential to see them in a field of their own. 'Hope and Adams' is indispensable for those seeking slowcore guitar based indiepop and like all good things it gets better over time. It's the sort of album where the songs work better as a whole. On their own songs like 'Slow Fade' could go over your ...



