KOOL SPICE

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Based on 37 ratings
1994 Ratings: #440
July 2, 1994 / Release Date
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King Records / Label
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dwarftopia
73

🎾🎾 the pillows Discog (Re)Dive #3 🎾🎾

Kool Spice is the pillows's first album without their original bassist, who left shortly after the release of White Incarnation due in part to creative differences. Their previous release already had some jazzier and more eclectic elements to it, but it seems that on this one Sawao Yamanaka decided to go all in on the weirdness and make... sophisti-pop? What the hell does that mean?
I swear I got more and more confused as the album went on, ... read more

cometx
65

the pillows try to become a sophisti-pop band. it doesn't work

pianobaby
89

Underrated as fuck. I know Sawao’s vocals aren’t the best, but the whole thing is charming and enjoyable.

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