WOBBLESHOP: Bittergreen

Wobbleshop

Bittergreen

© 2000 Wobbleshop

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The indie-rock roots run deep for Wobbleshop, a California-based duo who expertly blend the Southern twang of R.E.M. with the unpredictable and emotional dynamic songwriting of Radiohead

tracks

1 Belong
2 Past Perfect
3 Rural Dakota
4 Eva
5 Freestyle
6 Cycle
7 Goodnight Children
8 Brasil For the Taking
9 Summermoonfission
10 Your Last Bite
11 Red Hot
12 White Flower

notes

"The indie-rock roots run deep for Wobbleshop, a California-based duo who expertly blend the Southern twang of R.E.M. with the unpredictable and emotional dynamic songwriting of Radiohead." Mish Mash

"This is a band with no fear of experimentation and the uncanny ability to use a wide variety of instruments to achieve their unique sound." -Power Pop News (Don Krider)

"The results (of great instrumental arrangements) are songs like the hypnotic "Goodnight Children," the folk-tinged 'Rural Dakota,' and the steady grooves of 'Your Last Bite' and 'Freestyle' (which also features a terrific vocal). Definitely one of 2000's more profound surprises." -Shake It Up (Claudio Sisso)

"Acoustically, 'Goodnight Children' is an odd ghost song...the accordion is a nice touch...'Your Last Bite' (jangles) nice poetry and (has) cool alternative vocals..." -Music Dish (Ben Ohmart)

"They can rock (as on the second track, 'Past Perfect'), but they don't wield that power like a sledgehammer. Their secret weapons are feeling and melody, and they use both in a truly endearing way. Their sound is built around melody, reminiscent in that way of all sorts of people, from the Beach Boys to Elvis Costello to lots of current "indie" bands. Yet there's also a certain rustic Americana feel, plus a heavy dose of laid-back California-ness. All together, this makes for entertaining music to hang around with, the sort of lazy summer tunes that make you feel good." Pop Matters (Dave Heaton)

"This not only gets a most highly recommended, it gets the "pick" of this issue for "best original CD!" Music Dish (Dick Metcalf)

if you´re looking for a nice warm slice of feel-good pop to sink your teeth into you, you might just have found the right band. -Morten Gerdsen (Deadbeat Magazine)

Holmes' and Nunez's voices are the most entertaining part of the album, keeping them a step ahead from the other bands in their genre. Marvin Lin (Nude As the News)

Fans of late period Beatles (1967-70) will love this album, which should also appeal to fans of The Posies and REM. A fine 12-song effort that I'll give 4 out of 5 stars to. - Power Pop News
(Don Krider)

A wonderful selection of pop tunes hewn from the classic Beatles influenced feel, with a more modern outlook & a different style, but all the hallmarks of classic pop are there, complete with catchy choruses, excellent vocals & an overall vibe that will see a great many fans very happy with what they hear on this album. - Heard Magazine

"All their great songs have potential to be hits, and some of their rotten ones do too." - Splendid Ezine


"Wobbleshop serves up Bittergreen as a reminder to just how great the traditional parts of songwriting can be." - Aversion.com

reviews

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  • great pop music lives!!!
    author: MGV

    From the opening song to the last one, it's all great pop songs. Easy to listen to, not sickly sweet like those 70's pop songs, good singing & great music. Try this CD, you can't go wrong.

  • easy to listen to
    author: Marie

    I enjoyed this album. I'm looking forward to the next one!

  • 'these guys are good'--pga
    author: Macmaster 'b'

    These guys kick some serious ass. from the sweet lyrics, the pro 'pickn and jamin' rythms to the keyboard masterpieces this band has the all around best sound. buy the cd today...

  • this cd has been in my cd player a year now...
    author: Erin Rankin

    I was driving the other day, and realized that Bittergreen had been in my changer since I got it--LAST November. It's amazing to me that this cd doesn't loose its feeling over time, but infact it gets better with every listen. "Rural Dakota" is what hooked me, but suddenly "Belong" and "Goodnight Children" are my new favorites. I'm a definite fan, and can't wait to hear what comes next!!

  • songwriting lives!!!
    author: David Frankman

    if jeff buckley were alive he would listen to wobbleshop. this is a band so well meshed that their lyrics and harmonies seem to be two separate pieces of work. as a big fan of music that is actually played on instruments and sung by real people, wobbleshop fits the bill. these guys are great songwriters and if you mixed the beatles with the finn brothers, with david gray they would be half as good as wobbleshop. give it a listen!!

  • Wobbleshop knows how to
    author: Jadi Tanner

    i play this album all the time! the melodies were the first thing that got me hooked on this album, the music is really well composed. the songs are addicting cause the energy is really good.

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