The remaining members of fan faves Ivy (husband and wife Andy Chase/Dominique Durand) have released a previously unheard outtake from 1997's "Apartment Life," produced by another fave of mine, Lloyd Cole (who also plays some guitar on the track). It's fantastic and I can't believe we haven't heard it until now. If guitar-based, French-accented indie-pop makes you feel some kinda way, you need to give this a listen now.
The bandâs 2000 album Long Distance is also about to get a reissue, which means weâll soon get to hear a bunch of unearthed gems from those days. The 25th anniversary vinyl reissue will feature three bonus tracks, including this gem, while the digital also tacks on a demo of the hit âEdge Of The Oceanâ to go along with the remix thatâs also included.
If you love the late, great Adam Schlesinger as much as I do, you'll also dig the video tribute that Dominique and Andy have put up on the YouTubes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8xISJVl4lQ
Sep 6, 2024
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a perfect record start to finish. equal parts sunny and subdued, has a 60s softness through a 90s lens. dominique durandâs voice is so soothing - sterolab-ish. i could listen to âwhile weâre in loveâ on repeat
Jan 31, 2024
I Think most people know the La Blogothèque video where he sings this song accapella in an alleyway in Paris, but I also love this version he did in Montreal. These live cuts are little time capsules of that era, that exist only on this corner of the internet.
Side note: Iâm having a fuckinâ ROUGH go of it right now, and this album is just one of the things I try to help get through it. As a general rec, the album âFor Emma, Forever Agoâ is a 10/10
Mar 24, 2025
In Evening Air is a personal all-time classic, but aside from a few singles here and there nothing from these guys has caught me⌠until now!
I always described them as âTom Waits fronting a synthpop band,â which is still true, but thereâs a little more emphasis on the synthpop now. âThe Thiefâ might be the best pop song Iâve heard in years.
Feb 16, 2024
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Hey tyler hopefully this doesnât violate some PI.FYI golden rule
But after nearly two years of writing, editing and arguing, my book about the EP is coming out in May and can be preordered here:
https://hozacrecords.com/product/aifl/
The book is about the origins, history and cultural impact of the EP since these little objects first started coming out in the 50s.
Over 50 of my music biz friends then helped me shape the list and review the top 200 ever released, according to us (ha).
For those of you who are into this kind of geekery/snobbery, I canât wait to hear what you think. A labor of love, as all books are! â¤ď¸
Mar 27, 2024
âSongs Of a Lost Worldâ coming to a goth listening station near you Nov 1 đ¤
The fr FW Me Friday the 13th the world was looking for
Sep 14, 2024
I will fail to explain just how much this band meant to me in the 90s.
So I will borrow from AV Club who did a fine job of distilling it:
âUnwound is the best band of the â90s. Not just because of how prolific, consistent, and uncompromising it was, but because of how perfectly Unwound nested in a unique space between some of the most vital forms of music that decade: punk, post-rock, indie rock, post-hardcore, slow-core, and experimental noise. That jumble of subgenres doesnât say much; in fact, it falls far short of what Unwound truly synthesized and stood for. Unwound stood for Unwound. But in a decade where most bands were either stridently earnest or stridently ironic, Unwound wasnât stridently anything. It was only itself. In one sense Unwound was the quietest band of the â90s, skulking around like a nerdy terror cell. In another sense it was the loudest, sculpting raw noise into contorted visions of inner turmoil and frustration.â
R.I.P. Vern Rumsey.
This is their finest song, from their finest album.
I really canât say enough about the sheer bloody minded genius of this group. đ¤
Mar 23, 2024