Re-III
As for the next 3 days I'll be synch-ronised with the 3rd Synch Festival, and I do not know the state I will be on Monday morning, let me just provide you with an advance warning:On Monday the 1oth, in all faithfull (online) record stores there will be available to order in an all new edition, the album that is regarded as one of the cornerstones of US indie rock. Yes, we are talking about "III", the seminal album of Sebadoh which was originally released back in 1991.
Domino Records are doing again what they have been doing for the past year on the early Pavement album catalogue, now on this Sebadoh's great album, which is re-mastering and re-releasing the album, with an extra CD with rare & unreleased tracks from the same recording era and with additional liner notes & photos.
The first disc of the release is the original album with all 23 tracks, remastered ofcourse, and it is an amalgamation of US indie rock sounds. The album is epitomised by the different musical directions of the three members of the band, with Lou Barlow being attracted by the folky acoustic sound, Eric Gaffney being more of the noise maker, and Jason Loewenstein trying to balance the other two.The second disc offers a variety of interesting gems recorded at the same era, even the same recording sessions, with "III". Especially the opening track of the total 18, "Gimme Indie Rock", which was released as a 7", is a certain little masterpiece, a funny little indie rock history lesson by Lou Barlow, namechecking bands like The Stooges, Pussy Galore, Husker Du, Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth.
Download:
From Disc 1: Sebadoh - The Freed Pig.mp3
From Disc 2: Sebadoh - Gimme Indie Rock.mp3
And preorder from here. It's such a shame not to own this indie masterpiece, trust TheDrude.
