I haven't talked about
St. Johnny on these pages, at least
not much. These Connecticut by way of NYC noiseniks were worthy of significantly greater attention, both in the blogosphere and generally speaking. 1993's
High as a Kite (perhaps these lads were self-referential to their own mental state?) functioned like a bona fide debut album but it actually compiled from a trifecta of early singles and previously unreleased clatter. And what a glorious din St. Johnny concocted, not unlike equally squalling but tuneful contemporaries Monsterland, Sometime Sweet Susan, and pretty much every other mid-90s headache wallowing in that post-
You're Living All Over Me sort of hangover. They were adept enough to insert just enough poignant melody amidst feedback-addled screeds "Stupid" and "Go to Sleep" to get me stoked for their nearly as impressive 1994 premiere LP,
Speed is Dreaming, coming down the pike c/o Geffen Records, of all labels. Some comparatively sensitive, slacker-esque feels were the icing of St. J's dissonant, bittersweet cake. Again, we should have made them a bigger priority than the vast majority of us did.
01. Go to Sleep
02. God in My Head
03. Highway
04. Velocity
05. My Father's Father
06. Matador
07. Black
08. Stupid
09. High as a Kite
10. Ashes+Slashes
11. Unclean
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