Same here about Bardo Pond, I had strangely forgotten before the release of Melt Away how much I loved their music and could sometimes be obssessed by it. I saw them live in 2001 (!) opening for Mogwai. Matador has released reissues of their classic LPs, I've thus rediscovered Amanita.
“Tommy gun angel” was on a mixtape my friend Bobby made me in 1998 alongside Giant Sand, Unrest, Polvo, and Galaxie 500 - it’s etched in my memory in the way that only something you loved as a teenager can be. Also been loving your 100 best songs of 2024. So many nice moments.
Thank you for the Bardo Pond recommendation. I somehow missed that comp's release. Just ordered after back to back to back listens to Shadow Puppet. Took me right back to the 90s and how much I loved that band. I was lucky enough to book a show for them in Lexington, Kentucky and they were not only amazing that night, they were amazingly nice folk.
Same here about Bardo Pond, I had strangely forgotten before the release of Melt Away how much I loved their music and could sometimes be obssessed by it. I saw them live in 2001 (!) opening for Mogwai. Matador has released reissues of their classic LPs, I've thus rediscovered Amanita.
“Tommy gun angel” was on a mixtape my friend Bobby made me in 1998 alongside Giant Sand, Unrest, Polvo, and Galaxie 500 - it’s etched in my memory in the way that only something you loved as a teenager can be. Also been loving your 100 best songs of 2024. So many nice moments.
I wish I had heard them in 1998. I was incredibly late to the game (to Unrest too unfortunately)
Thanks for listening to the year end list :)
Thank you for the Bardo Pond recommendation. I somehow missed that comp's release. Just ordered after back to back to back listens to Shadow Puppet. Took me right back to the 90s and how much I loved that band. I was lucky enough to book a show for them in Lexington, Kentucky and they were not only amazing that night, they were amazingly nice folk.
Very jealous you saw them back then! Glad you got to check out the new compilation, it's so good!