SHADOWS BREAKING OVER OUR HEADS: A TRIBUTE TO THE LEFT BANKE Various Artists 1999

 

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Canadian compilation featuring power pop bands' tribute to the band The Left Banke

 

Tracklist

1	Jigsaw Seen*–	Desiree
2	Admiral (2)–	Let Go Of You Girl
3	Frank Bango–	Goodbye Holly
4	Jason Falkner–	Pretty Ballerina
5	Shane Faubert–	I Haven't Got The Nerve
6	Starbelly–	Myrah
7	The Sun Sawed In 1/2–	And Suddenly
8	Blue Cartoon–	Shadows Breaking Over My Head
9	The Andersons–	Give The Man A Hand
10	The Birdwatchers–	My Friend Today
11	MiNsTeR HiLL–	Evening Gowns
12	Flamingo (10)–	Sing Little Bird Sing
13	Gripweeds*–	Lazy Day
14	Mark Johnson (3)–	Nice To See You
15	Angie Heaton–	Walk Away Renee
16	Ken Stringfellow–	She May Call You Up Tonight
17	The Phenomenal Cats–	I've Got Something On My Mind
18	Jeremy*–	Dark Is The Bark
19	The Idea–	Barterers And Their Wives
20	The Christines–	There's Gonna Be A Storm
21	Ed James (4)–	Run Jenny Run
22	Jim Basnight–	Brother Louie

 

MINSTER HILL Minster Hill 1999

 

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I hear XTC. - Blogatrix

Minster Hill Review

by Jack Rabid

Calling all XTC fans! Is two LPs a decade too little? Here's a humble protégé snack to wile away those in between-meals. This New Jersey band is actually one Howard Herrick, whose sunny-pop confections, and especially the baroque hiccup of his straining high voice, are replicas of Andy Partridge's work in the early-to-mid '80s. It recalls singles such as "Senses Working Overtime," "Love on a Farmboy's Wages," and "All You Pretty Girls." Like that English Settlement/Mummer/Big Express blueprint, Herrick's not energized enough to be new wave, nor '60s enough to be retro, but lies somewhere in that middle place, where shy lads sing like chirping birds at all the elegance and sobriety life throws. Perhaps the production is lower-budget than that of his hero's work, but there's minor, fresh-faced appeal.

Tracklist

1		I've Been In A World Today (This Time)	4:16
2		We All Just Need The Time	4:57
3		Someone To Be You	4:54
4		That's Fine To Me	5:30
5		Silence Begets Song	1:49
6		Let's All Sing Our Song	3:11
7		Everyday Long (Since I Fell Back In Love)	5:40
8		A Place Called Freedom	5:42
9		Ripe	5:25
10		Unconscious Kitchen	4:19
11		My Dear	4:24
12		Never Mind	3:41
13		Limelight Vivian	4:11
14		A Monumental Escape	5:52