In case you're new to this blog, for several weeks now I've been posting three or four favorites per week from the late 80s/early 90s. This was a heyday of musical discovery for me, hence the incredibly clever title of the series. Chicagoans
Material Issue were definitely one of my favorite bands from the era, producing pure powerpop produced (on two albums) by fellow Hoosier
Jeff Murphy, member of one of the purest of all powerpop bands,
Shoes. (I've posted about
Shoes here,
here, and
here.) As usual, I'll let the music do the talking. Read a good summary of
Material Issue here, sample and buy
here and
here. "Renee Remains the Same" is off their debut full-length,
International Pop Overthrow. The song is posted for one week. (There are lots of links in this paragraph, so hover and discover.)
Material Issue -
International Pop Overthrow - Renee Remains the Same