Velocity Girl – 1989-1992 (Transparent Orange LP Vinyl)
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Slumberland was ground zero for a particular strain of American shoegaze and dream pop that never quite got its due alongside the British acts dominating the conversation at the time, and Velocity Girl were among its finest practitioners. This collection captures the band in their hungriest years, before the Sub Pop deal that would bring them wider attention, documenting a scene that drew as much from the Pastels and Felt as it did from the DC hardcore tradition just down the street.
Getting their start as the 1980s bled into the 90s, Velocity Girl arose from a new pop underground that had been percolating in Washington, DC and it's suburbs, a group of bands clustered around our then-nascent Slumberland Records who broadened DC's punk paradigm with an ear for pop songs and feedback-driven racket. Velocity Girl, blessed with multiple gifted songwriters, particularly knew how to merge euphoric pop hooks with waves of noisy bliss and lovelorn melancholy.This new compilation "1989-1992" covers the band's pre-Sub Pop years and shows that their skill with a tune was there from the beginning, across several line-up changes and numerous early releases. The all-time classic "Forgotten Favorite" is included, as is their debut single "I Don't Care If You Go," featuring original vocalist Bridget Cross (later of Unrest). There are also crucial split single and compilation contributions, a few choice covers (Beat Happening, The Jam) and even a pair of unreleased tunes.Newly remastered and featuring extensive liner notes by DC scene scholar John R. Davis, "1989-1992" is the comprehensive view of their early years that Velocity Girl has long deserved and their fans have long wanted.
Tracklist:
- Clock
- I Don't Care If You Go
- Always
- Not at All
- I Don't Care If You Go (Acoustic)
- I Know Exactly What You Mean
- That's Entertainment
- What You Say
- Tales of Brave Aphrodite
- Forgotten Favorite
- Why Should I Be Nice to You?
- Warm/Crawl
UPC: 749846030610
Label: Slumberland Records
Release Date: 8.28.26
Format: LP Vinyl