Elastica
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90
Even if the occasional riff sounds like an old wave group, the simple fact is that hardly any new wave band made records this consistently rocking and melodic.
13y
90
Their songs ... are punky-short (except for the one about breaking up), and perfect for reading trashy magazines and chewing your nails to.
11y
85
With its pithy, searing songs about sex, groupies, and ennui, the self-titled 1995 debut from Elastica captured the whirlwind of the early-’90s Britpop explosion.
8y
83
With their perkiness and staccato robot-guitars, these three girls and one boy are hyped in England as the ”new wave of new wave.”
10y
80
Impetuous, smart and loud, Elastica rival any of their contemporaries, and with this album, they arrive with a quick-witted bang.
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10y
I like how in the background of Line Up it sounds like a guy getting repeatedly punched in the guts
Favourite track: Blue (the best Breeders song that Kim Deal had nothing to do with)
Honourable mentions: S.O.F.T., Line Up, 2:1
Elastica's eponymous album is an impressive debut, given the high number of incredible songs it contains. The highlights are the singles "Line Up" (an awesome opening track about groupies), "Connection" (the riff is a rip-off of Wire's "Three Girl Rhumba", but this song is so amazing - and even better than its inspiration - that it doesn't matter), "Car Song" (which contains very naughty lyrics like "Let's go siesta / In your Ford Fiesta"), ... read more
This is a solid minimalist blend of britpop and post punk that sits comfortably between those two styles without fully committing to either. The songwriting focuses heavily on young adult life, touching on casual relationships, nightlife and frustration.
The album works well for what it is.
A band not sure if they want to be Britpop, pop-punk or grunge. which makes for cool individual tracks (albeit weirdly mixed) but an inconsistent album
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Track List
| 1 | Line Up 3:16 | 87 |
| 2 | Annie 1:13 | 83 |
| 3 | Connection 2:20 | 90 |
| 4 | Car Song 2:24 | 86 |
| 5 | Smile 1:40 | 82 |
| 6 | Hold Me Now 2:32 | 83 |
| 7 | S.O.F.T. 3:57 | 87 |
| 8 | Indian Song 2:46 | 75 |
| 9 | Blue 2:21 | 82 |
| 10 | All-Nighter 1:33 | 84 |
| 11 | Waking Up 3:15 | 87 |
| 12 | 2:1 2:31 | 87 |
| 13 | Vaseline 1:25 | 77 |
| 14 | Never Here 4:26 | 86 |
| 15 | Stutter 2:22 | 85 |
Total Length: 38 minutes
