Complete Albums, Singles and BBC Collection [Box] * by McCarthy [CD]

Description: Tracks:An MP SpeaksMonetariesThe International Narcotics TrafficThe Way of the WorldAntinatureCharles WindsorThe Vision of Peregrine WorsthorneThe Well of LonelinessThe Wicked Palace RevolutionGod Made the VirusThe FuneralA Child Soon in ChainsIn the Dark TimesThe Procession of Popular CapitalismIn PurgatoryThe Comrade EraSomething Wrong SomewhereRed Sleeping BeautyFrom the DamnedThe Enemy Is at HomeThe FallKill Kill Kill KillBad DreamsSomeone Worse OffAntiamericancretinUnfortunatelyThis Nelson Rockefeller Performer Notes: Liner Note Author: Richard Anderson .Dismiss McCarthy as merely the band Tim Gane was in before he started Stereolab, and you're missing out on one of the more interesting, exciting, and unique indie bands of the late '80s. Mixing jangling, Byrds-ian pop with lyrics that advocated every left-wing cause under the sun, the group was unlike anything else happening in the indie pop world at the time. Perfectly balanced between vocalist/lyricist Malcolm Eden's impassioned calls to overthrow modern society and Gane's inventive guitar work, their sound is very much of its time, but has stayed relevant enough that their three albums were constantly reissued. In 2014, Cherry Red decided to gather up all the band's work in one place and the Complete Albums, Singles and BBC Sessions Collection was released. It's fascinating to hear how fully formed their sound and approach was from the beginning. Early singles like "Red Sleeping Beauty" show the band was right up there with the Smiths as far as balancing jangling guitars and morosely beautiful vocals, and debut album I Am a Wallet fairly bursts with wonderfully hooky indie pop and melancholy ballads, both of which fill the listener's head with ideas, but never preach. McCarthy's next record, The Enraged Will Inherit the Earth, further refined their sound by adding subtle new twists to the arrangements and stretching the songs past the two-minute mark, with a few, like the brilliantly bleak "Boy Meets Girl So What," going past five. By the time of Banking, Violence and the Inner Life Today, the music was mature enough that it wasn't a very far leap to Stereolab's richly drawn retro pop. The connection is very clear on songs like "I Worked Myself Up from Nothing," which features vocals and keys from Laetitia Sadier. Again though, the Stereolab thing is almost beside the point, because what McCarthy did over their short life span was impressive enough, even without spawning one of the most important groups of the '90s. The fourth disc here is made up of three Peel Sessions and one Janice Long session recorded between 1986 and 1988. While the recordings aren't that different from the album versions, it's nice to hear them slightly rougher around the edges and it's a nice addition to an already absolutely vital collection. McCarthy were a one of a kind band that totally deserve the treatment Cherry Red has given them here, and if this collection reaches new ears and inspires more indie pop fans to write songs with a knife between their teeth, then more the better. ~ Tim Sendra Format: CD (4 Disc); Stereo Country: (not USA) Release Date: 24 November, 2014 Label: Cherry Red

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Language: Eng

Track #1: An MP Speaks

Track #2: Monetaries

Track #3: The International Narcotics Traffic

Track #4: The Way of the World

Track #5: Antinature

Track #6: Charles Windsor

Track #7: The Vision of Peregrine Worsthorne

Track #8: The Well of Loneliness

Track #9: The Wicked Palace Revolution

Track #10: God Made the Virus

Track #11: The Funeral

Track #12: A Child Soon in Chains

Track #13: In the Dark Times

Track #14: The Procession of Popular Capitalism

Track #15: In Purgatory

Track #16: The Comrade Era

Track #17: Something Wrong Somewhere

Track #18: Red Sleeping Beauty

Track #19: From the Damned

Track #20: The Enemy Is at Home

Track #21: The Fall

Track #22: Kill Kill Kill Kill

Track #23: Bad Dreams

Track #24: Someone Worse Off

Track #25: Antiamericancretin

Track #26: Unfortunately

Track #27: This Nelson Rockefeller

Era: 1990s, 1980s

Run Time: 14218 Sec

Release Year: 2014

Format: CD

Features: Compilation

Genre: Pop, Alternative, Rock

Type: Album, Box Set

Record Label: Cherry Red

Artist: Mccarthy

Release Title: Complete Albums, Singles and BBC Collection