Wednesday, September 22, 2010

The Sea Urchins - Stardust (1992)


There two kinds of pop in the world: Sarah Records pop... and everything else. Perhaps that's a ridiculous over- simplification, but it's how I see things. Maybe the reason for this is that Sarah's sound has always been so insular, so compact. Sarah bands had a distinct style and always existed parallel to the label itself and The Sea Urchins, much like their fellow label mates The Orchids, are a perfect example of this. Their highly sought after single, Pristine Christine was the first ever Sarah release and encompassed the Sarah sound, which was essentially just C86-esque indie pop with sunny melodies and lovelorn lyrics. I almost feel as if I'm posting this album several months too late in the year as its a perfect summer record. However, songs like "Cling Film," "Summershine," and "Everglades" are just radiating sunlight themselves, so they can accommodate and bring a little warmth to any time of the year.

Rating: 8.5/10

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2 comments:

  1. Oh, thank you! I couldn't find a used CD of this rare OOP album at a reasonable price, and there were no commercial downloads available in my country. Yippee!

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  2. Mediafire suck, they deleted all your files. Bummer. You had so much great stuff up! Appreciate the effort, thanks anyway.

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