The Loch Ness Mouse - From the Countryside ep (1993, Perfect Pop)

Here's one of many records that I'm just not sure how it found it's way into my collection.  What's more surprising is that some 30+ years later Norway's Loch Ness Mouse still have something of a presence, though this early 7" is all I know them by. That being said, I can't really extol on what they're up to these days or how/if they progressed, but Countryside's leadoff salvo, "A Picture in My Grandmother's Book," is a driving, twee-adjacent slice of punk-pop.  "My Old Coat" is notably calmer, a la something that might have been conjured up by the BMX Bandits or Teenage Fanclub.  Comparatively speaking, "Goodbye Helena," bleeds a distinct downer ballad lilt, while the concluding "Vespa 50" is a jangly, strummy delight bearing a prize-winning hook, any likeminded pop combo would crave to take credit for. 

01. A Picture in My Grandmother's Book

02. My Old Coat

03. Goodbye Helena

04. Vespa 50

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