Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Velocity Girl - I Don't Care If You Go

More American shoegaze. This was Velocity Girl's first single, dating from 1990 and featuring Bridget Cross on vocals. Her syrupy-sweet (if not entirely on key) voice is a nice counterpart to the very lo-fi sound, and this recording has a bit of an edge to it that the band lost when Bridget left to join Unrest and was replaced with the more technically gifted but, IMHO, blander Sarah Shannon. In any case, it's a fine early example of the twee-meets-shoegaze sound that was to become Slumberland's trademark.

Re-released on a 1993 compilation EP, which is the cover image you see on this video.

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