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Seam - Headsparks - Import CD
Seam - Headsparks - Import CD
CD
Rock
Alternative/Indie
July 24, 2026
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Catalog No.: NUM910CD
JAN/ISBN: 825764191050
Number of Discs: 1
Country/Region of Manufacture: Import
Credits:
Seam
Description:
After leaving Bitch Magnet, guitarist/vocalist Sooyoung Park formed Seam with bassist Lexi Mitchell and drummer Mac McCaughan (of Superchunk) and released two excellent singles, then Headsparks in 1992. The record is textbook indie rock of the time with plenty of Pixies-style dynamic shifts, the artiness of the Louisville underground, the meeting of noise and pop that was a hallmark of the incipient Merge scene, and even a touch of Neil Youngs storming melancholia. The result is an album thats at once powerful, heartfelt, and subtly anthemic, almost in spite of itself. Certainly that could describe the opening song alone -- "Decatur," kicking things off on an emotional note. Parks singing throughout varies between the murky and somewhat more straightforward -- while not sounding anywhere like its various shoegaze contemporaries in the U.K., theres a similar use of voice-as-cryptic instrument, often sounding a little lost in the kick of the music. Combined with some of the arrangements, it almost obliquely suggests a parallel to the Wedding Present -- the alternation between gentle chime and pepped-up crunch on "Pins and Needles" really suggests Dave Gedges crew circa 1990 -- but the sentiments of wounded feeling, vocally and musically, have a wistful catch all their own. Highlights in that vein include "Sky City" and the epic collapse of "Feather," both of which do a fantastic job in showing the strength of Parks guitar playing as well. Two guest performers -- Velocity Girls Sarah Shannon singing lead on "Shame" and Erectus Monotones Jennifer Walker handling backup on "New Years" -- add an enjoyable touch of further variety to an excellent album. ~ Ned Raggett
Tracklisting:
1.Decatur
2.Grain
3.Sky City
4.Pins & Needles
5.Feather
6.Atari
7.King Rice
8.New Year's
9.Shame
10.Granny 9x
11.Days of Thunder
12.Grain (Original)
13.Look Back In Anger
14.Which Way to Go
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