Sebadoh “Bubble & Scrape” (1993)
Sebadoh was formed by Eric Gaffney and Dinosaur Jr. bassist/vocalist Lou
Barlow. Originally it acted as a creative outlet and side project for
Barlow, who was being somewhat shut out of the songwriting process of
Dinosaur Jr by his bandmate J Mascis. Eventually Barlow was fired from
Dinosaur Jr and made Sebadoh his full-time priority.
Possibly due to Mascis’ overbearing nature, some of Barlow’s songs
ruminated on the subject of control. In contrast to that band, Sebadoh seems
much more democratic, with all three band members contributing songs to
the album.
The band had built itself up on lo-fi indie recordings, but this was the
first album that they recorded entirely in a professional studio, and
the last album with founding member Gaffney, who went on to pursue a
prodigious DIY solo career.
'Bubble and Scrape' benefits from the mix of writers with a range of
sounds, from noisy fuzzed out lo-fi punk, to washy alt-rock and some
almost 1960s pop moments (but sifted through a grimy 90s filter).
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