aberdeen
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Californian indie popsters Aberdeen featured John Girgus (Languis) and Beth Arzy (Trembling Blue Stars), and released five sparky singles on Sarah Records and The Tremelo Arm User's Club between 1994 and 2004. Their album Homesick & Happy To Be Here appeared in 2002.


WHAT DO I WISH FOR NOW? (SINGLES & EXTRAS 1994-2004) LTMCD 2466 £10
Definitive singles and rarities compilation from the Los Angeles-based indie pop combo, including all tracks from their singles on Sarah Records and Tremelo Arm Users Club. The rarities include Marine Parade and a cover of Biff Bang Pow's She Never Undersood, previously available only on compilation albums. All tracks have been digitally remastered, and just two appear on their album from 2002. Aberdeen are the missing link between The Field Mice (Emma's House is also covered) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the band appeared on the show in season 7). Booklet contains a wealth of Aberdeen images and extended band interview/history by Marcus Kagler. 18 tracks, 68 minutes of music. Full tracklist: Byron, Toy Tambourine, Fran, Fireworks, When It Doesn't Matter, Super Sunny Summer, Snapdragon, I Think I'm Falling, Marine Parade, She Never Understood, Sink or Float, Drive, The Boy Has Gone Away, Miss You Now You're Gone, Emma's House, Florida, Late Bloomr, Kyoto Death Song.

Reviews: "The singles compilation their catalog has always demanded. Out of their internal tensions, Aberdeen craft tender, intimate indie pop. Aberdeen's work divides neatly into pre and post break-up, but lilting melodies and dreamy, percolating guitars remain constant. So too does a Richard Linklaterian sense of realities just barely out of reach" (Pitchfork, 10/06); "I suspect these Californians would have sooner been born English, or maybe even Scottish, but this is melancholic and very pleasant ligne claire pop music" (PopNews, 02/07); "A more satisfying listen than their 'real' album. At their peak, they sounded like a mix of Galaxie 500 and Trembling Blue Stars, with shimmering, jangly guitars and female vocals. A nice reminder of what they left behind" (Exclaim!, 03/07))

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