Amateur Love - Con/A Sewer/Cat
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“Con/A Sewer/Cat” by Amateur Love // It’s All Aquatic (2003 // re-issue 2012)
If there’s one thing that I dislike about the current state of music blogging, it’s the ever reaching grab for the newest, hottest, most underground tracks without even the quickest of looks over the shoulder at what might have been missed in months or years passed. Luckily from time to time, an old forgotten album that I’ve championed to people over the years gets a re-issue from a solid source and it offers people a chance to look at it anew without having to take time out of their newnewnew searches. Amateur Love’s excellent 2003 release “It’s All Aquatic” is one such release. A batch of vivid, noise pop and dream pop gems with an electronic edge from a band out of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Luckily, the other famous guy in Eau Claire (Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon) has an imprint label (Chigliak) with Jagjaguwar and it’s first release is his old friend’s album, “It’s All Aquatic”, remastered and ready for a new generation of listens. In the event that you’ve missed out on Amateur Love in the past, now’s a good chance to catch up, and this is the first remastered taste of the album in the form of jittery, power noise pop jam “Con/A Sewer/Cat”. Highest recommendation.
* Amateur Love’s “It’s All Aquatic” will be re-issued May 22nd.
