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“EGGPLANT was a trio from South London formed by two girls and a boy; despite their short life as a band they managed to get largely renown on the international indie-pop circuit. Their singles passed from one hand to another as if they were precious treasures, fanzines from all over the world surrender at them. They released singles in the coolest indie labels around, like Bus Stop (“Sweet Anarchy” and “Girl Wants A Dinosaur”), Pop Narcotic (“Because Some Things Are Meant To Be Thrown Away”) and, yes, Elefant: “Crushed By Ale”.
We were lucky enough as to release the band’s only album, “Catboy/Catgirl”, which brought them comparisons with HEAVENLY, SHOP ASSISTANTS, TIGER TRAP, VELOCITY GIRL or THE GO-GO’s. There’s something curious about this record: both formats bear different name and cover; the LP is called “Catboy”, whilst the CD is called “Catgirl”, and the cover art of each reflects appropriately this diversity. The outcome, the same on both formats, features fifteen encouraging pills of catchiest fuzz-pop; direct, immediate and short, very short teenage hymns, that have been suitably defined as “a moving cross between HEAVENLY, THE FASTBACKS and MAMBO TAXI”.
Guitars are simple though effective, enhancing the sweetness in Julie’s voice, always wrapped by charming backing vocals, calling up the best moments of ELASTICA and THE PRIMITIVES. As it should be, being a good punk-indie-pop band, only two songs last more than two minutes.
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jumbocrab
There's more than one eggplant...early 90's band from LA area as well.
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lepopnoir
Lovely records, criminally underexposed. Bit confused by the weird uncredited covers on Sweet Anarchy - "All I Can Do" is a 90% accurate cover of Not Superstitious by Leatherface; and "Still We Fall Into The Same Trap" is 99% Poems on the underground by Mambo Taxi. They're obviously covers, but are changed around just ever so slightly, and given new titles. WHY? Odd.
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tehZevaka
brilliant indie pop
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xolekx
Good music. Super.
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gl00mer
vocalist reminds me of asobi seksu
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leetamm
This is one of the best indie pop bands ever!
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