Classic Track Thursday

Sebadoh - License to Confuse [mp3]

from Bakesale (1994)

there is a certain unabashed crassness of 90's indie music that just feeds my soul. when you find a good lo-fi band from that era, you need not worry about pretentious reservedness, hipster cred or the general uninspired nonsense that floods the blogosphere. these bands made music like their lives depended on it, because their lives depended on it. they needed to be as loud as possible, because they only had one chance to put forth their take on this whirlwind of confusion we have deemed life.

I just found this band in the dusty clearance racks of Amoeba. they have been rocking my socks for the last couple of hours. formed in 1986 in the grand state of Massachusetts, Sebadoh harnesses the relentless bass skills of Dinosaur Jr's Lou Barlow to your heart's content.

do yourself a favour and get listening.