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The Soft Boys; criminally underrated band and Underwater Moonlight is their magnum opus.
A product of the new wave, this lengthy and this psychedelic post punk album is not to be overlooked.
Unfortunately upon its initial release it totally was - but it’s stood up as a cult classic over time.
The first track I heard from this album out of context was “Insanely Jealous” and it instantly had me asking “what the hell is this and why have I never heard it before?”
“The night is black and thick, I wander past your window And I catch a cigarette thrown from a jewel encrusted hand,
It comes on pretty quick Exactly like a crocodille In search of a mirage across the undulating sand”
I was completely enthralled.
Their lyricism painted such vivid imagery, the song building an obsessive and paranoid tension as it goes on.
The Soft Boys are excellent story tellers with a real musical intelligence and most importantly they are also not afraid to be a bit silly. This capacity to not take themselves to seriously lends to the whimsy and surrealistic imagery conjured up in throughout this psychedelic experience.
A product of the new wave, this lengthy and this psychedelic post punk album is not to be overlooked.
Unfortunately upon its initial release it totally was - but it’s stood up as a cult classic over time.
The first track I heard from this album out of context was “Insanely Jealous” and it instantly had me asking “what the hell is this and why have I never heard it before?”
“The night is black and thick, I wander past your window And I catch a cigarette thrown from a jewel encrusted hand,
It comes on pretty quick Exactly like a crocodille In search of a mirage across the undulating sand”
I was completely enthralled.
Their lyricism painted such vivid imagery, the song building an obsessive and paranoid tension as it goes on.
The Soft Boys are excellent story tellers with a real musical intelligence and most importantly they are also not afraid to be a bit silly. This capacity to not take themselves to seriously lends to the whimsy and surrealistic imagery conjured up in throughout this psychedelic experience.
May 19, 2025
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I know this album cover is imprinted into the corneas of many already. but I’m listening to this ~8 yrs after I first found it, which sort of marked the start of my own self-discovery w music (along with, who else, but velvet underground). and since they are both so huge, I’ve had a hard time listening to them as earnestly in years since. of course relationships with music change, but I think I became embarrassed by the earnestness of this album & its internet overexposure. but it is sincere and beautiful (+ a little freaky and smutty) and it is very special to come back to every now and then. it turns on a certain part of my soul I can’t usually access when I come to it at the right moment. full of love and oneness w humanity, time transcendent
“let us lay in the sun and count every beautiful thing we can see”
“let us lay in the sun and count every beautiful thing we can see”
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The Radio Dept is a band that I feel is severely under appreciated. This album will always hold a special place in my heart. Definitely in my personal top 10.
It's like a nice warm hug of Northern European lo-fi reverb-laden goodness.
This is also my go-to daytime high album. It's sunshine in sound. Carefree incarnate. Peace, bliss, and fuzz. A good buzz/trip guarantee. Go ahead and give it a try.
It's like a nice warm hug of Northern European lo-fi reverb-laden goodness.
This is also my go-to daytime high album. It's sunshine in sound. Carefree incarnate. Peace, bliss, and fuzz. A good buzz/trip guarantee. Go ahead and give it a try.
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A beautiful concept album released in the late 50s, "Destination Moon" was a reflection of the space age craze going on at the time.
An entire album of moon analogies and metaphors for love.
Born to be a classic, but released a little too late. With the rise of rock in the late 50s into the 60s, The Ames Brothers struggled to find an audience, and this album went unnoticed completely.
It's really good though, you should give it a listen.
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