I can't believe it has taken me this long to post something by Sleepyhead. This a band who was responsible for some of my favorite tunes of the 90s. While the band lost me a bit with their later material, their first two albums,
Punk Rock City USA (Slumberland) and
Starduster (Homestead)
are some of the best noisy yet infectious guitar indie pop the 90s had to offer. I have fond memories of driving around with my girlfriend in high school listening to the
Half Cocked soundtrack and cranking it every time Sleepyhead's "CB" came on. And in addition to those two great albums they released a whole bunch of singles and appeared on just about every cool compilation. Sleepyhead were originally based out of New York City though at some point relocated to Massachusetts, and they played really uptempo indie rock that to my ears was a cross between My Bloody Valentine, The Shop Assistants and Dinosaur Jr. Noisy guitar stuff but not in obtrusive, tuneless manner-make no mistake Sleepyhead is way catchy. And I say "is" because Sleepyhead is still together writing and releasing new music as well as playing shows when the can. I am still mad that I missed their show at The Cake Shop a couple years back. Nothing like finding out about the show two days later.
The single I am sharing with you all today is pretty awesome. The version of "Fairyboat" here is different than the version that appears on
Punk Rock City USA and on the b-side is a great rendition of My Bloody Valentine's "Thorn". My one gripe is that no matter what I did the record ripped a bit on the noisy side but quite frankly that is what the actual record sounds like more or less. Distortion, shoegaze over load in all its glory. I shall be uploading the rest of my Sleepyhead singles over the course of time. They are a truly great and in my humble opinion a sorely overlooked band from that era.
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