TEENAGE FANCLUB - BANDWAGONESQUE (LP)

Teenage Fanclub Bandwagonesque on 180g Vinyl LP

The gold standard of the early '90s power pop revival, in its own way Bandwagoneque was as much a benchmark as contemporary records like Nevermind and Loveless; though not the generational rallying cry of the former nor the revolutionary sonic breakthrough of the latter, Teenage Fanclub's sophomore album nevertheless heralded the return of melody and craft, coupled with energy and spirit, hallmarks of much of the greatest rock & roll of the past.

Although its incandescent harmonies, lazily immediate songs, and crunching guitars earned it endless comparisons to vintage Big Star, Bandwagonesque is in every way a product of its own time. The thick, grungy sound of the Fannies' debut A Catholic Education remains intact for gems like "What You Do to Me" (arguably the most brilliantly simpleminded love song ever penned) and the instrumental "Satan," while the lyrics of other standout moments like "Star Sign" and "Alcoholiday" reflect a laissez faire irony and unassuming genius even more emblematic of the moment in question.

Teenage Fanclub Bandwagonesque Track Listing

1.  The Concept
2.  Satan
3.  December
4.  What You Do To Me
5.  I Don't Know
6.  Star Sign
7.  Metal Baby
8.  Pet Rock
9.  Sidewinder
10. Alcoholiday
11. Guiding Star
12. Is This Music?