Showing posts with label Jill Sobule. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jill Sobule. Show all posts

27 June 2026

I HATE THE 90S Volume 32

 

As always, just like in the 90's, this will fit on a CD.

 

Tracklist

  1. MARTIN LUTHER LENNON Gabrielle
  2. THE NEW GRAND Burn All The Biddies
  3. FRAFF Shower Me
  4. JUICY Fuck You I'm Cool
  5. REBECCA WEST 7 Days
  6. THE SEYMORES Blue Star
  7. MAJOR MATT MASON USA Krooklyn
  8. HEAVY INTO JEFF Roy
  9. GLIDE Here She Comes
10. KID KILOWATT Bicycle Song
11. ICECREAM HANDS Supermarket Scene
12. CLOVE Having A Blast
13. JILL SOBULE Supermodel
14. LITTLE RED CAR WRECK Teenage Welfare Mother
15. KICKSTAND Spinning Top
16. GREEN HILL Dead Poet's Society
17. MY LIFE IN RAIN Stupid Game
18. THE UNION Buzz Aldrin
19. FRED SCHNEIDER Monster
20. THE ROSEMARYS Dear Margaret
21. URUSEI YATSURA Kewpies Like Watermelon
22. ILLYAH KURYAHKIN Crow
23. ORAL GROOVE Hold It In
24. THE TOWNIES Afternoon Fever
25. JERRY WICK Love, Death + Photosynthesis
26. JAD FAIR Rocket Ship
27. LAIKA Martinis On The Moon
 

29 September 2018

JILL SOBULE self titled 1995

by request
 
 

Artist Biography by


Things Here are Different
Singer/songwriter Jill Sobule rose to fame on the strength of her 1995 hit single "I Kissed a Girl," a tongue in cheek nod to the media's fascination with "lesbian chic." Born in Denver, CO in 1961, Sobule grew enamored of rock music at a young age, but did not seriously consider a career as a performer until she spent her junior year of college abroad in Spain. Upon her return to the U.S., she dropped out of school to devote her full energies to music, but her work found little success as she battled with depression and anorexia. In 1990, Sobule finally made her debut with Things Here Are Different, which the songwriter recorded with producer Todd Rundgren. The album vanished from sight upon its release, however, and she was dropped by her label, MCA; disheartened and destitute, Sobule moved to Los Angeles and took a job as an assistant to a wedding photographer.
Jill Sobule
Sobule's fortunes turned when her lawyer played her demo tape for an Atlantic Records executive, who was so impressed by the contrast her winsome, folk-flavored pop offered in comparison to the then-current chart dominance of grunge that he quickly signed her to a contract. After the 1995 release of Jill Sobule and the subsequent popularity of "I Kissed a Girl," she scored another hit with the satirical "Supermodel," which was featured prominently in Amy Heckerling's comedy smash Clueless. The LP Happy Town followed in 1997, impressing critics with a new level of depth and maturity; unfortunately, it didn't match Sobule's level of commercial success, and Atlantic dropped her from its roster. She took some time off from her solo recording career to regroup, and joined Lloyd Cole's new backing band the Negatives as a guitarist in 1999. After landing a new recording contract with Beyond, Sobule returned in 2000 with a new album, Pink Pearl. In the years that followed, she dabbled in off-Broadway musicals, made an appearance on NBC's West Wing, composed songs for a Nickelodeon series called Unfabulous, and played a busking musician in the indie film Mind the Gap, a movie that featured songs included on 2004's Underdog Victorious.