Sunday, October 18, 2009

Ultra Vivid Scene - Staring at the Sun

Ultra Vivid Scene's self-titled debut album was one of the classics of American shoegaze but their follow-up, Joy 1967-1990, was much more straightforward pop. Apparently this wasn't actually their intention but rather the result of Hugh Jones's production. I remember at the time being a bit disappointed, because I loved the debut, but almost two decades on I've come to the conclusion that the second album is the one that's aged better.

This was its first, and best, single.

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