Tullycraft "The Singles" CD (1999)

Details: Tullycraft "The Singles" CD (Darla, 1999). Clear plastic case. Previously owned item.

Description: "The Singles features all of Tullycraft's singles, compilation tracks, three previously unreleased tracks and live radio performances complete with studio chatter.

Tullycraft was instrumental in the popularization the punky-pop cuddlecore scene, picking up where The Go Team, Some Velvet Sidewalk, Tiger Trap, Brat Mobile and Beat Happening left off. Tullycraft formed in time to play with Kicking Giant, The Crabs & Bunnygrunt. Tullycraft can be counted as a continuation of Crayon, also considered one of the flagship bands of that scene.

The sequence is mostly chronological, starting with "Skyway" from the True Blue EP (Harriet Records). "Pink Lemonade" is classic twee pop, while they mix tempos on "Bailey Park." "Pedal" is unique with its dancehall-style beats, Sean Tollefson's spoken vocals and Rose Melberg's vocal accompaniment. The band focuses on high-school themes with "1st String Teenage High" and "Stay Cool I'll See You This Summer." The two songs are significant because they highlight the band's quirky, youthful nature. Includes cover songs, including Stephin Merritt's "Falling out of Love (With You)," Jonathan Richman's "They're Not Trying on the Dance Floor," and New Order's "Loveless." "Crush the Scene" may be the catchiest of the three previously unreleased songs. Some of the tracks at the end were recorded live on KUCI, Irvine, CA."

Grade: VG+/VG+

TRACK LISTING:

01. Skyway
02. Superboy & Supergirl
03. Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid To Know About
04. Pink Lemonade
05. Bailey Park
06. Pedal
07. Josie
08. 1st String Teenage High
09. Not Quite Burning Bridges
10. Piano Lessons For Beauty Queens
11. Stay Cool
12. Falling Out Of Love (Stephin Merritt)
13. Guyana Punch (David B. Bean)
14. She's Got The Beat (David B. Bean)
15. Break Seaside
16. Maybe Baby (The Ninjas)
17. Heroes And Villians (Pooh Sticks/Steve Gregory)
18. They're Not Trying On The Dance Floor (Jonathan Richman)
19. 8 Great Ways
20. Crush The Scene
21. Look How We Killed The Riot Grrrls
22. Loveless (New Order)
23. Untitled