The Recoup

SINCE 2013: Books and books and books and books and occasionally other things

1997

  • Superchunk: Indoor Living (Merge)

      Superchunk‘s sixth album, Indoor Living, found the Chapel Hill band at a crossroads. The band’s previous albums, 1994’s Foolish, and 1995’s Here’s Where The Strings Come In, were critically well-received and, in terms of independent record sales in the mid-1990s, both were commercially successful. As often happens in the case of bands with a Read more

  • 3AM Eternal: Alabama 3 “Woke Up This Morning” (1997)

    A couple of weeks ago, I found myself on my back thanks to a one-two punch of the flu and a flare-up of sciatica. I was down for about a week, and during that time, I decided to have a Sopranos marathon. One thing that’s always struck me is just how much amazing music was used on the Read more

  • 3AM Eternal: The Danielson Famile “A No No” (1997)

    They wanted, as we say, to ‘call their souls their own.’ But that means to live a lie, for our souls are not, in fact, our own. They wanted some corner in the universe of which they could say to God, ‘This is our business, not yours.’ But there is no such corner. They wanted Read more

  • 3AM Eternal: The Sea and Cake “Sporting Life” (1997)

    The opening song to The Sea and Cake‘s 1997 Thrill Jockey release The Fawn is a great way to kick off a mellow weekend, dontcha think? Enjoy! Read more

  • Alex Chilton: Electricity By Candlelight NYC 2/13/97

      On February 13, 1997, Alex Chilton was to play the final night of a two-night booking at New York’s Knitting Factory. A problem arose, though: the power went out. Chilton, however, being a true performer, simply pulled out his acoustic guitar, while his drummer Richard Dwarkin set up a basic drum kit, and he Read more

  • Lost Singles: Beth Orton “Best Bit EP”

    Best Bit Released December 1, 1997 Heavenly Records 72 Formats: 12″ EP, CD Single Best Bit was Beth Orton’s first release of all-new material following the release of Trailer Park, her breakthrough 1996 debut. While that album highlighted Orton as a masterful blender of warm, earthy folk tones and colder electronica, this four-song EP finds her Read more