The Fall And Rise Of My Favorite Sixties Girl

by The Earthmen

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1.	Figure 8 03:55	buy track
2.	Brittle 03:35	buy track
3.	Fall And Rise Of My Favorite Sixties Girl 03:01	buy track
4.	Things That Worry Grown-Ups 07:00	buy track
5.	Tell The Women We're Going 03:53	buy track
6.	The Language Of You And Me 01:44	buy track

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"The super-groove-out these boys produce on their second US release is even more pleasing than the first. Not only because the band’s stateside debut, last year’s Teen Sensations, was primarily re-released material, but also because with the advent of The Fall and Rise of My Favorite Sixties Girl we’re allowed to watch the band grow. The buzz of lead track “Figure 8” is a perfect example of why the Earthmen are so very brilliant. Laced with winsome vocals, pounding guitar, and Dambuilders-style violin, the band have hit a new high point by consistently and neatly drawing the line that allows their songs to rock out without letting pretty touches get lost. On the title track the band thrill with primal sensuality fuelled by complex rhythms and a pummeling, writhing melody line that threatens to pulverise. Later, on “Tell the Women We’re Going,” they apply that same muscle to a landscape of strings, acoustic guitars, and backward dubs that reek of the Beatles’ White Album. Pop band or not, the Earthmen make me want to pogo and stage dive. And although the band are living close to ground zero for the tight pop song, they stick around a fresh wall of psychedelic blur that never allows the end product to wallow in empty mediocrity or self-indulgence.
The Earthmen’s favorite sixties girl must be someone like Bewitched’s Cousin Serena: a hip chick styling to Boyce and Hart beats. As for anticipating what long player will follow this, bet your sweet bippy I’m holding my breath." - Erin Amar, Puncture Magazine USA #31, Fall 1994

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released April 1, 1994

Scott Stevens: vocals
Aaron Goldberg: guitar
Nick Batterham: guitar, organ
Ben Bleechmore: drums
Robert Cooper: bass

Produced by The Earthmen
Recorded November 1993 by Nigel Derricks
Mastered by Don Bartley
Strings arranged by Nick and Andrew Batterham
Luci Chambers: violin
Rachael Williams: cello

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The Earthmen Melbourne, Australia

An indie pop-rock band formed in 1990, split in '99. Inspired by late '60s psych-pop, late '80s US college noise and UK shoegaze. Graced labels Summershine, Slumberland, Seed, Warners and Popboomerang. Releasing nine singles, two mini albums, one long player and, in 2016, a retrospective College Heart. ... more

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