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A Charabang Trip To The Lights

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After six years in operation, Earworm Records finally closed for business in the summer of 2002. 'A Charabang Trip To The Lights' represents Worm83, or rather the final CD to be issued by this excellent label; it is a selection of eighteen songs originally intended to be released as singles. Salvatore - actually from Norway - kicks proceedings off with some metronomic grooves. The most famous name here, The Cranebuilders, compare to a more languid House Of Love, yet the rambling 'Against Your Wishes' edges closer towards Belle And Sebastian territory. House Of Mexico deftly conjure of images of the next Jesus And Mary Chain with the pastiche 'Down It Brings Me'. The Shimmer Kids Underpop Association travel further back in time recalling both a low-budget Spector ('Miss Classified') and The Beach Boys ('Sundowner'). The rather humdrum work of The Interferons is surpassed by one track from Landshipping; a heavily echoing rock track that has more than a whiff of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club about it. With most bands producing low budget (but impressive) takes of more famous bands, this is a fitting epitaph to a fine label.
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  Track Listing
01 Salvatore - Get The Kids On The Street It's A Party
02 Salvatore - Vogel
03 Salvatore - Tango Willa
Standout Track Cranebuilders - To Us
05 Cranebuilders - Radio
06 Cranebuilders - Against Your Wishes
07 House Of Mexico - Down It Brings Me
08 House Of Mexico - *Break*
09 House Of Mexico - S'Alright
10 House Of Mexico - Unsinkable Boxer
11 The Shimmer Kids Underpop Association - Country Comforts
12 The Shimmer Kids Underpop Association - In The Last Days Of The Golden Motor
13 The Shimmer Kids Underpop Association- Miss Classified
14 The Shimmer Kids Underpop Association - Hold Him Tightly, Little Insect
15 The Interferons - Colossal
16 The Interferons - Who We Are
17 The Interferons - He Is The Jitterbug
18 Landshipping - Keep On

Standout Track = Standout Track

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