Jeanines - How Long Can It Last - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Brooklyn's Jeanines specialize in short bursts of energetic but melancholy minor-key pop. With influences that run deep into the most crucial tributaries of DIY pop - Television Personalities, Marine Girls, early Pastels, Dolly Mixture - they've crafted a style that is as individual as it is just plain pleasurable. Jeanines specialize in 60s-meet-80s melodies that combine with timeless guitar jangle in a way that recalls the UK's C86/C88 era, when smart young bands crafted perfect pop gems enlivened by the inspiration of punk. Clearly, with 16 great songs included, there is a lot at work here on this standout debut album. Jeanines have been compared to such cult pop icons as Dear Nora, Black Tambourine, and more recent acts like Veronica Falls and Girl Ray, but their dark, modal melodies and pensive, philosophical lyrics ensure them a place of their own in today's crowded but boisterously healthy DIY pop scene.1. Either Way2. Winter In The Dark3. Enough4. Where We Go5. Hits The Bone6. Where I Stand7. Too Late8. No Home9. You Were Mine10. Why11. In This House12. All The Same13. Gone14. Falling Off Of My Feet Again15. Is It Real16. Wake Up

Richard Karczykowski - Selections from the Operettas [COMPACT DISCS] date 06/25/2002

Jeanines' 2019 self-titled debut was an indiepop tour-de-force that drew from a deep set of DIY pop influences, garnering attention from well beyond the international pop underground. Now they're back with InchDon't Wait For A Sign,Inch and it's a real gem. With the band now divided geographically and touched by the isolation and uncertainty of the pandemic, Jeanines' new album is deeper and a bit darker than their debut. The folk influences feel more pronounced, at times recalling early Fairport Convention or Vashti Bunyan as much as indiepop touchstones like Dear Nora, The Aislers Set, and the many bands of Pam Berry. The thirteen songs on InchDon't Wait For A SignInch show a band in total mastery of their idiom-a brilliantly compelling blend of timeless influences illuminated by distinctive songwriting and sharp lyrics. The arrangements are always on point, full of interesting transitions and modulations but never fussy or in the way of the songs themselves. Alicia Jeanine's vocals really take flight here, richer and more confident, and often layered in harmony. Second albums can be tricky, but but with InchDon't Wait For A SignInch Jeanines ably manage to build on their terrific debut with well-honed songwriting, singular melodies, and unerringly sympathetic production.1 That's Okay 2 Any Day Now 3 People Say 4 Don't Wait For A Sign 5 I Lie Awake 6 Got Nowhere To Go 7 Who's In The Dark 8 Dead Not Dead 9 Never Thought10 Gotta Go11 Through The Vines12 Turn On The TV13 Wishing Well