SPINART Various Artists 1998

 

Discogs

  

Alt rock comp on spinART record label - Blogatrix

 

Tracklist

1	The Apples In Stereo–	What's The Number
2	The Apples In Stereo–	Shine
3	Johan (5)–	Everybody Knows
4	Johan (5)–	He's Not There
5	Lotion–	Mrs. Mouth
6	Lotion–	Marijuana Vietnam
7	Poole–	Glumb
8	Poole–	No Matter What
9	Holiday–	All I Want
10	Holiday–	Hot Carl
11	The Revelers–	Silver Ship
12	The Revelers–	Hey, Hey, Hey
13	Squatweiler–	Visionary
14	Squatweiler–	Hot for Teacher
15	Lilys–	Hermit Crab
16	Throw That Beat In The Garbagecan!–	Cool
17	Sneetches*–	...and I'm Thinking
18	Suddenly, Tammy!–	Lamp
19	Dambuilders*–	Louisiana
20	Small Factory–	Come Back Down
21	Marbles (2)–	Go Marilee

 

ONE SMALL STEP...THE FUTURE SOUNDS OF SPINART Various Artists 1996

 

Discogs

 

comp on spinART record label

 

Tracklist

a1	Poole–	Glum (Demo Version)
a2	The Apples In Stereo–	Shine
a3	Trampoline–	I Want One Of Everybody
b1	Squatweiler–	Colorado
b2	The Technical Jed–	(As Yet Untitled)

 

POOLE EPS

 

Supermerica
1994

Loon
1995

by request

Discogs

 

Supermerica

 

Tracklist

1. Supermerica (Album Version)
2. Smiley Mr. Lion
3. In My Ear

Loon


Tracklist

1		Loon
2		Can't Go Back
3		Interview
4		Car

POOLE

 

The Late Engagement
1997

Among Whom We Shine
1999

by request

Discogs

 

The Late Engagement Review

by Jack Rabid

On the first half of The Late Engagement, the Washington D.C.-area's Poole fails to improve on their mostly sparkling 1995 debut, Alaska Days. They've added a fifth member, and the resulting third guitar thickens the spry sound, makes it harder to pick out the fresh riffing underneath the now louder, rawer power pop, and makes Harry Evans' pleasant singing much harder to hear. Also, the production is cleaner but not warmer, making the early songs settle into an underground pop rut: not wild enough to be garage rock, not pretty enough for mood pop, and not spectral enough to be (fast) dream pop. However, Poole mitigates their worst tunes with a good attitude and a stack of humble harmonies. And beginning midway through the LP, these students of melody, who were sharp enough to cover XTC's "Earn Enough for Us" on their last B-side, finally win over the recalcitrant with a batch of tunes as tasty as just-baked cookies, and some deft moves. These moves are hinted at earlier in the LP on the sleighbell-laden "ba-ba-ba" Beach Boys tribute (a real page out of the XTC book). "La Chanson de la Voiture du Pompier," the nicely plucked title track lullaby, and the acoustic silent "Junior" loll nicely, sandwiching two early Velvet Crush-like, post-Big Star smack-pop gems, the sharp single "Sparkler" and "Modern Way." This engagement might be late indeed, but it's worth the delay.

amongwhomweshine Review

by Tim Sheridan

Harkening back to the bright-eyed power-pop of '80s bands like Prefab Sprout and the Reivers, this burst of jangly goodness is loads of fun. Sure, tunes like the hummable title track won't change your worldview, but who needs that much tumult? Instead, kick back with the bubblegum soul of "Anyway" and the bright bounce of "Never Sad Again." It's like the Archies with an edge. 

 
The Late Engagement


Tracklist

1		Glumb
2		Like Anybody
3		La Chanson De La Voiture Du Pompier
4		The Only One (I Am)
5		Sugartime
6		Venus Passing
7		The Late Engagement
8		Sparkler
9		Modern Way
10		Junior

Among Whom We Shine


Tracklist

1. Better Off On Yer Own
2. Among Whom We Shine
3. Feelin Ill Tonight
4. Make It Right
5. Sole Operator
6. Story With Me
7. Anyway
8. Never Sad Again
9. Fall For Anything
10. You're On Top

 

POOLE Alaska Days 1995

 

Discogs

 

Alaska Days Review

by Norm Elrod

Despite it's chilly title, Poole's 1995 debut, Alaska Days, is filled with warm bursts of musical sunshine. Similar to other SpinART bands like Apples in Stereo, this D.C. area quartet offers up bright and bouncy tunes filled with jingly guitars and two- and three-part harmonies. Vocalists Harv, Harry Evans, and Jeff Booth ponder the lighter side of adolescence -- fast cars ("Car"), vague idol worship ("Loon"), and the odd high-school crush ("Strawberry Kool-Aid Smile") -- on this self-produced first effort, avoiding adulthood like the average teenager. The lyrics can be immature and adolescent ("Mary Shakes Her Hair"), but the melodies offer refined moments of pure pop genius (same song). Imagine either the most sugary bites of Matthew Sweet's Girlfriend without the overdubs and super slick production, or later Lemonheads albums without the punk rock aspirations, pinned down by a bounding bassline and a crisp backbeat. Poole can match melody and lyrical insight, and does so on occasion ("Oregon"). Unfortunately, they sometimes fail on both accounts, leaving the listener with a lazy, meandering mess ("Snowcicle"). Still, the hits far outnumber the misses, whereas on later albums, the opposite is often true. A few slow spots don't spoil the infectious fun of the happy-go-lucky Alaska Days. It could easily be the indie rock sing-along soundtrack for summer vacation, providing a nice substitute for those who now have to settle for two weeks.

 
Tracklist

1. Supermerica
2. Strawberry Kool-Aid Smile
3. Favorite Beatnik Star
4. Loon
5. Snowcicle
6. Sí
7. Ovalteen
8. Oregon
9. Mary Shakes Her Hair
10. Car
11. Smile

HOMAGE: LOTS OF BANDS DOING DESCENDENTS' SONGS Various Artists 1995

 

Discogs

 

Tracklist

1	Moped–	Global Probing
1:20
2	Poole–	Can't Go Back
1:36
3	Garden Variety–	Clean Sheets
4:34
4	Plow United–	Bikeage
2:03
5	Inch (3)–	Kids
0:49
6	FF–	Statue Of Liberty
3:20
7	Peepshow (2)–	Coolidge
2:42
8	Drew (23)–	Hey Hey
2:22
9	Black Train Jack–	Catalina	1:41
10	Dooms U.K.–	Sour Grapes
6:20
11	Bouncing Souls*–	Pervert	1:40
12	Soccer (2)–	Christmas Vacation
3:12
13	Jake And The Stiffs–	I'm Not A Loser
1:21
14	Thrush Hermit–	Ace
4:16
15	Pavement–	It's A Hectic World	1:03
16	Dunebuggy–	Good, Good Things
2:34
17	Snowplow–	Chear
3:02
18	Shirk Circus–	Jean Is Dead
1:30
19	Wally (12)–	Get The Time
3:09
20	Frank Phobia And Clem (3)–	Kabuki Girl
1:15
21	Bunnygrunt–	Silly Girl
2:29
22	PKids–	I Don't Wanna Grow Up	2:09
23	Squatweiler With Asteroid Wilhanna–	Parents/I Like Food
2:03
24	Teen Idols–	Cameage
2:47
25	Scarab (6)–	Green
3:18
26	Tru Zero*–	Ride The Wild
2:03
27	Parasites–	Pep Talk
3:05
28	Melting Hopefuls–	I'm Not A Punk
2:27
29	Meatjack–	Iceman
5:29
30	No Artist–	Untitled	0:10

 

TEN CENT FIX (A Jiffy Boy Records Compilation) 1993

Discogs

Tracklist

1	–Poole	There You Go	3:24
2	–All About Chad	Embarrasing Moments	2:40
3	–The Melba	Make Me A Wish	4:12
4	–Grit	Where The Red Ferns Grows	4:23
5	–Ultra Cindy	Z-Man	6:22
6	–China Pig	Junkha' Red	3:30
7	–Slow Children Playing	Thirteen	5:07
8	–Barnabys	Gargamel	5:40
9	–The Grifters*	Make It Happen	4:52
10	–Apple-O	Learning Fast With Lois	4:51
11	–Sugarshock	King Dweeb	1:41
12	–Paint (4)	Wonderment	3:45
13	–Viva Satellite	L'Homme Maigre Vous Fait Rire	3:40
14	–Schwa (2)	Turn Around	3:14
15	–Lilys	Excelsior Plainslide	5:40

WYATT'S TORCH Various Artists 1994

Discogs

Tracklist

1	–Poole	Si	3:34
2	–Poole	Tangle Up	2:38
3	–Poole	So Peaceful When He Sleeps	4:09
4	–Poole	Smiley Mr. Lion	5:18
5	–The Seymores	Sicker Than You	3:59
6	–The Seymores	Drywall	5:21
7	–The Seymores	Red Snapper	3:52
8	–The Seymores	Sidewinder	3:02
9	–The Technical Jed	Hanging Brain	3:03
10	–The Technical Jed	Moebius Strip	3:00
11	–The Technical Jed	New Messengers Of Happiness	1:38
12	–The Technical Jed	Dual Buckets	3:27
13	–Ultra Cindy	Hoyt	4:01
14	–Ultra Cindy	Starblazer	4:31
15	–Ultra Cindy	Neat	3:30
16	–Ultra Cindy	Near Perfect	4:24

BUNDLE OF JOY! Various Artists 1995

Discogs

Tracklist

1	–Lotion	Dalmacia 007
2	–Lotion	Switch
3	–Apples In Stereo*	Glowworm
4	–Apples In Stereo*	Winter Must Be Cold
5	–Poole	Si
6	–Poole	Strawberry Kool-Aid Smile
7	–Lilys	Dandy
8	–Lilys	Hermit Crab
9	–The Technical Jed	Time Bomb
10	–The Technical Jed	Cartoon Train
11	–Zeke Fiddler	Grounded
12	–Zeke Fiddler	Bug Lamp
13	–Trampoline	Shocked By A Revelation
14	–Trampoline	Falling Down
15	–The Halo Bit	Let You Know
16	–Throw That Beat...*	Angels Don't Cry
17	–Barnabys	Dhee
18	–Small Factory	I'm Not Giving Up
19	–The Dambuilders	Louisiana
20	–Monsterland	Store 28
21	–Suddenly, Tammy!	Plant Me

TRAMPOLINE I Want One of Everybody 1996

by request

 

Discogs

 

Review by Nitsuh Abebe

I Want One of Everybody is the second album release by Trampoline, a collection of D.C.-area talent featuring members of Chisel, Edsel, and Poole, as well as top-rank independent producers and the songwriting of mainman Pat Ferrise. While Dormer, the project's first release, concentrated on cleaned-up, radio-friendly pop, I Want One of Everybody makes a slight jump to cleaned-up, radio-friendly rock -- the record's sound is still far more mainstream than the work of many of the musicians involved (surpassing Dormer in terms of polish, focus, and pop organization), but there's something in its sense of hooks and construction that makes it an indie project even in its most pop moments. Trampoline is essentially a collection of indie-rockers making a highly organized and fairly mainstream pop record, and as one might expect, the results are frequently more intelligent and appealing than the work on top-forty radio. 

 Tracklist

1. 95 Degrees
2. Favorite Watch
3. Burning Daylight
4. Wait Here
5. Lightning Comes
6. Thunder Invites Summer In
7. Waiting on You Again
8. Flyerman
9. I Want One of Everybodys
10. Put the Water Here
11. Trees and Cars
12. Coronada
13. Send the Letter Back