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Moose, a British group formed in 1990, released several gauzy records through the decade. While often tagged as a shoegazer band, and certainly their earliest singles were, they evolved into something distinctly their own- a woozy, lush and orchestral brand of pop.
They started with three eps on Hut Records, later released together as Sonny and Sam (the shoegaziest of their records, if you will). After a shakeup in the lineup, Moose found the making of what would ultimately be their sound with the release of …XYZ. While receiving positive press, the band did not enjoy the commercial success of bands mining relatively similar ground at the time such as Ride, Chapterhouse, and the Pale Saints.
They shifted to Play It Again Sam for the release of Honeybee (considered by many to be the consummate Moose album) and Live a Little, Love a Lot. While not noted here, Moose also released several singles along the way- like the albums, their positive press did not translate to sales and/or notoriety.
After a brief hiatus, Moose resurfaced with a well-received ep on Saltwater Records in the US. This was followed by the lp High Ball Me, their most recent to date, released by the U.K. label Nickel and Dimes (and co-released in North America via Saltwater and Le Grand Magistry).
They started with three eps on Hut Records, later released together as Sonny and Sam (the shoegaziest of their records, if you will). After a shakeup in the lineup, Moose found the making of what would ultimately be their sound with the release of …XYZ. While receiving positive press, the band did not enjoy the commercial success of bands mining relatively similar ground at the time such as Ride, Chapterhouse, and the Pale Saints.
They shifted to Play It Again Sam for the release of Honeybee (considered by many to be the consummate Moose album) and Live a Little, Love a Lot. While not noted here, Moose also released several singles along the way- like the albums, their positive press did not translate to sales and/or notoriety.
After a brief hiatus, Moose resurfaced with a well-received ep on Saltwater Records in the US. This was followed by the lp High Ball Me, their most recent to date, released by the U.K. label Nickel and Dimes (and co-released in North America via Saltwater and Le Grand Magistry).
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drive_like_me wrote:
..xyz is one of the gaziest songs i ever heard thats why they will remain my number one=) fucking love this band
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drive_like_me wrote:
got this on vinyl
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AntonFjordson wrote:
who cares what it is, fucking amazing tune from a top band - period
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mineralboy wrote:
I think the song little bird Is Kind of Twee pop
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nymph_ wrote:
Their post-shoegaze songs are great too
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fylopastry wrote:
Got great as soon as they stopped shoegazing (ok butterfly collector is pretty triffic too)
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AndreyN1988 wrote:
Does anyone have the texts of the songs? Share with me!
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eyesaresmiles wrote:
Another sadly ignored great band.
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shilt wrote:
I love moose muzic！SUZANNE is BEST shoegazesong！
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BUD2THECHUD wrote:
"I'll Take Tomorrow".....ahhhh still drifting to this one.
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moejorris wrote:
anyone have any live recordings to share?
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ekko66 wrote:
Besides fronting Moose, Gavin McKillop did a lot of producing, amongst others the masterpiece of an album Priest=Aura by The Church in 1992.
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theblazingskulk wrote:
Majestic music!
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ASTROLABmusic wrote:
Wouahou love them so much !
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ffg wrote:
I'd like to add that I'm very fond of them both in their shoegazer form and their later Burt Bacharach/Lee Hazlewood/spaghetti western-influenced sound. The horrible bar band that shares/shames their name is a problem, though.
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surround_me wrote:
i'm loving it
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BUD2THECHUD wrote:
See ffg's comment it pretty much covers it all and alleviates any confusion. their early eps: Jack, Sonny & Sam, Cool Breeze, and some parts of XYZ (emphasis on some parts) are shoegazey at times. Quite sonic. Their later material is just another direction they went in. I quit listening to them at that point. Their early eps are still good despite the new direction they took. Listen to the track "Boy". Quite loud.
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CWalsh wrote:
Yes I too am pretty confused. Everything I have heard by "Moose" here on Last has been a raunchy mediocore red-necky bar sound that has me running to ban the track. Nothing of the dreamy shoe-gaze everyone seems to be describing.
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rirriri wrote:
MOOSE! one of the greatest bands ever...
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ffg wrote:
dirtbasedsoap: W.R.T. the English Moose, the shoegazer tag really only applies to their early EPs and first album -- they moved off in another direction pretty early on. A lot of the streamable tracks here are from the "other" Moose, of which I will not speak.
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