Tacoma represent. Seaweed didn't have the most creative name or sound, but they were good enough for a bit to separate themselves from the din, and get nationwide recognition. they also took advantage of feeding @ the post-Nevermind major label trough, but it just wasn't there; the '95 record _Spanaway_ just wasn't anything the record buying public was interested in anymore, and i'm sure cutout copies littered yr local 2nd hand shop for months. i was surprised to see that Merge issued a record in '99; gotta give' em some points for dogged determination, even if they failed to realize it's a zero sum game at this point.
it sounds like i hate the band, but that's not true. their earliest stuff had some flair and spark, esp the great single "Just a Smirk" (initially released on Leopard Gecko, but later reissued w/ another single on Sub Pop, so i am playing within my self-constrained box).
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it sounds like i hate the band, but that's not true. their earliest stuff had some flair and spark, esp the great single "Just a Smirk" (initially released on Leopard Gecko, but later reissued w/ another single on Sub Pop, so i am playing within my self-constrained box).
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