How could I have neglected this one for all these years? Just assumed it was on iTunes, but evidently not. Now that I think about it, I did offer a
single by the
Dangtrippers many moons ago, but you'd be forgiven if you overlooked it. A landlocked, Iowa City quartet, the Dangtrippers specialized in a jangly stripe of power pop with an aesthetic in league with the Gigolo Aunts and Greenberry Woods, though I'd submit these lads packed a tad more bite. Their debut,
Days Between Stations, was produced by a gentleman named
Tom Tatman, though an alliance with Mitch Easter or Don Dixon would strike me as more appropriate.
Days... isn't necessarily remarkable or incendiary, just pretty damn good - and that's perfectly fine with me. Their harder to find follow-up,
Transparent Blue Illusion was recently
reissued online by Zero Hour Records.
01. When Time Runs Out
02. Maxwell's Demon Box
03. Masquerade
04. Sitting on the Doorstep
05. Talk About Love
06. Nehru
07. Days on the Roof
08. Jack Knife
09. Freudian Slip
10. Reasons Why
11. Half Your Age
12. Someone New
13. Legerdmain
Now on
Bandcamp
5 comments:
Do you happen to have the Chainsaw Kittens "High In High School" ep you can post?
Thank you.
I think so. Will try to get to it soon.
Good stuff, thanks! Any chance of reupping your White Animals posts?
Man, I haven't thought about the Dangtrippers in years. I didn't know they had a second album. I do remember a couple of Devin Hill solo albums, though.
Great to hear this one again! I remember some Dangtrippers and Devin Hill demos/outtakes being quickly posted years ago, then taken down when Zero Hour complained. Here we are 5,6,7 years later, the CDs are for sale, but no bonus tracks. Any chance those will ever see the light of day? Thanks again for this one! Great stuff as always! Mike G.
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