I'll be posting a "best of the blog" mix for '25 before you know it. In the meantime, here's an outfit I haven't paid any attention to Nova Scotia's
Jellyfishbabies since I shared their
sophomore LP,
The Unkind Truth About Rome, several ages ago. In fact, I had been sitting on this precursor album for an inexcusable amount of time.
The Unkind Truth... was varied in the most flattering sense possible, exuding equal parts depth and breadth that only could have been gestated by a band who had keenly developed their craft. The debut pictured to your left does house some fantastic songs, namely the speedy, aggro-ridden "Messiah," "Blue Eyes," and "Certain Memories," all of which smack of SST-era Husker Du, Squirrel Bait and the Nils. The songwriting however is regrettably far from 100%, and doesn't quite do justice to much else here. Despite it's inconsistencies
Jellyfishbabies is still plenty listenable and considering it's better songs border on the remarkable I almost feel guilty complaining. Incidentally, there's a
website for this crew, but when I attempt to visit it on any device either my antivirus is blocking it, or perhaps it's just defunct. Give it a shot.
01. Messiah
02. Blue Eyes
03. Rainy Day
04. Diamond Joe
05. Can it Be
06. Certain Memories
07. Never Really Knew
08. Mile of Glass
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