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Artist | Beat Happening
Title | Look Around
Genre | Indie Format | Album
Source | CDDA Time | 76:53
Label | Domino Store | 2015
Catalog | REWIGCD100 Rip | 2015
Bitrate | 246 kbps Size | 144.42 MB
Freq | 44.1 kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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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
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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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