Comments on: Pure, perfect pop music for the early 90's popkid in all of us

Pure, perfect pop music for the early 90's popkid in all of us

Kattullus — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:46:53 -0800

Waaaaaah! was an early 90's indie label of with an ever-changing number of a's in it's name. The owner of the label has put the entire catalog onto his site for download in mp3 format. He indicates which songs he likes the best by putting a very, very tiny picture of a kitten next to the songs. Artists include The Field Mice, White Town, They Go Boom, BMX Bandits, Dufflecoats, The Bedfloweres and Strawberry Story. You can see pictures of the bands on the site. If you spent your youth saying things like "this is pure, perfect pop music, why isn't this on the radio" then you've probably already clicked the link.

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:49:19 -0800

Via Indie MP3 via Idolator. For a better overview of the Waaaaaah! catalog, I point you towards twee.net.

By: soundofsuburbia

soundofsuburbia — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:50:07 -0800

Oooooh sweeeeeeeeet

By: retronic

retronic — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:00:43 -0800

It's always awesome to see a shout-out to your friend's band on MeFi....

By: retronic

retronic — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:01:39 -0800

(Field Mice)

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:07:37 -0800

Emma's House by The Field Mice is one of my all time favorite songs. Your friend did good, retronic.

By: phaedon

phaedon — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:09:59 -0800

Never heard of this. First song I clicked was Bull 2-0 "Close my eyes" by Strawberry Story, and I loved it.

By: meech

meech — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:14:27 -0800

I've just been going through a Field Mice phase - nice to add a couple more songs to the pile...

By: bukharin

bukharin — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:15:36 -0800

it's = it is its = possessive (sorry, OCD) (thanks for the link)

By: soundofsuburbia

soundofsuburbia — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:25:11 -0800

retronic: Robert Wratten? Then, if you see him, tell him a friend of ours* played "Smoke and Steam" at our wedding. Unfortunately our marriage didn't last, but that's the way it goes, I suppose! *He may remember my ex-wife Maria from The Benno festival if he's got the memory of an elephant!

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:30:29 -0800

More importantly, bukharin, it's The Bedflowers, not The Bedfloweres.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:35:31 -0800

Whole CD as a single download? Ugh.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:38:05 -0800

Okay nevermind, that one CD only had one track, apparently. Either way, awful design.

By: drjimmy11

drjimmy11 — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:39:52 -0800

"New York City" by Cub is super-kick-ass, just got it from Idolator.

By: retronic

retronic — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:44:42 -0800

soundsofsuburbia: Yes, Bobby is a friend of mine (via his girlfriend and Trembling Blue Stars bandmate Beth, who is like a sister to me--she introduced me to my wife). I will strive to remember to pass on your greetings--and my condolences on the marriage (2nd time proved the charm for me :) )

By: retronic

retronic — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:56:56 -0800

Katullus: I'll try to pass your regards on, too :)

By: loquacious

loquacious — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:59:32 -0800

Whole CD as a single download? Ugh. Jesus Christ you bitch a lot. Not all music or albums are sliced into perfect 3.5 minute pop-bites for your ease of consumption. Frequently the best ones aren't. (Bitches Brew, NWW vs. Stereolab, Neu!, Yanqui UXO.)

By: petsounds

petsounds — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:14:10 -0800

Emmas house = best song of all time. At least I cant think of a better one right now. In any case awesome post, thanks

By: kcds

kcds — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:33:44 -0800

They should have signed the band Wah!.

By: HSWilson

HSWilson — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:04:00 -0800

There is some really good stuff here. Thank you for posting this.

By: roll truck roll

roll truck roll — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:15:21 -0800

Man, are there some other defunct labels I'd like to see do this. Great find. Thanks.

By: ryanshepard

ryanshepard — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:33:37 -0800

I looked for the Waaaaaah! CD in every record shop in Boston for years after hearing the Haywains' "Dusty Springfield" on WHRB in 1992 or so ... long after giving on the search, here it is. Brilliant, and thanks!

By: sourwookie

sourwookie — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:36:41 -0800

Ralph Records should be next!

By: peep

peep — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:40:53 -0800

Where are you guys seeing Emma's House? Can't find it.

By: klangklangston

klangklangston — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:41:21 -0800

Sweet, though the only bands I know are Field Mice and White House, and neither of them seem to have full albums up...

By: unSane

unSane — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:43:35 -0800

Good lord, I have a couple of Field Mice singles here somewhere... (they weren't that great though)

By: ZenMasterThis

ZenMasterThis — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:44:10 -0800

"Put your hand here." "No." *THUMP* "Waaaaaah!"

By: ZenMasterThis

ZenMasterThis — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:44:25 -0800

(good shit, BTW)

By: LarryC

LarryC — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:02:30 -0800

I never heard of any of these bands but I am enjoying the hell out of this music. Thanks for the great post.

By: 3.2.3

3.2.3 — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:05:06 -0800

Holy smokes, I have the Waaaaah! cd again. The Field Mice's Other Galaxies is something I don't want to live without.

By: roll truck roll

roll truck roll — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:15:35 -0800

drjimmy11 typed "'New York City' by Cub is super-kick-ass, just got it from Idolator." Yeah, Cub are great. I highly recommend Mauler. They Might Be Giants stole "New York City" and turned it into one of their real signature songs. I don't blame them.

By: Pinback

Pinback — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:19:51 -0800

"New York City" by Cub is super-kick-ass... As a 40-year-old man, I will stand up here and loudly proclaim for all to hear that cub's "My Chinchilla" is 1:23 of pure untoppable twee-pop perfection.

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 22:16:34 -0800

never heard of this label or these bands. presumably, it's an american college radio thing, or something. now, if only somebody would so something similar for the utterly awesome Flying Nun Records, from New Zealand.

By: bobo123

bobo123 — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 22:29:39 -0800

never heard of this label or these bands. presumably, it's an american college radio thing, or something. Surely you must of heard this White Town track at some point, it was a big hit.

By: bam

bam — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:20:18 -0800

awesome

By: ZachsMind

ZachsMind — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:10:20 -0800

Agreed. Close My Eyes is good shit. Reminds me of Wednesday Week. ...I wonder what I did with that old cassette tape? Oh great. Now I gotta hear some Wednesday Week before I can go to bed.

By: ZachsMind

ZachsMind — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:12:11 -0800

...cool. I found an old mp3 of one of their songs.. actually Wednesday Week doesn't sound anything like Strawberry Story. Not sure why the one made me think of the other. Weird how the brain works.

By: sleepy pete

sleepy pete — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 12:04:17 -0800

Argh, how did I miss this? Anyway, check out Little Hits, an mp3 blog that covers a lot of forgotten bands from the 80s and 90s (Sarah Records, etc).

By: psmealey

psmealey — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 19:56:35 -0800

I love this stuff to death, I really do. But it also makes me wonder how many people out there still remember Rockpile and the Magnetic Fields, who ushered this whole thing in a decade or so earlier.