Description
The Cats Miaow return to World Of Echo with Skipping Stones: The Cassette Years 92-93, their second compilation for the imprint, and the fourth in a loosely defined series of reissues associated with the group (also including The Shapiros Gone By Fall: The Collected Works of The Shapiros and Hydroplanes Selected Songs 1997-2003). Its a smart selection of songs by one of Australias finest independent pop music groups, whose initial run, across the nineties, was as mysterious as it was bewitching. A generous double album featuring thirty-five songs drawn from The Cats Miaows history, Skipping Stones lets listeners in on a bunch more secrets.
Skipping Stones is a welcome follow-up to 2022s Songs 94-98, which pulled together material from seven-inch singles and compilations. Diving into the four cassettes that the group released over a two-year period, Skipping Stones is full of surprises, rich with unexpected and inspired detours, while reminding everyone just how clear and distinct The Cats Miaows music was from the very start. Looking in from the outside, they always felt like a group that knew just what they were doing, but intuitive as they are, they werent forcing anything: these songs always sound exactly what they need to be, rough edges, playful moments and all.
It's also a fascinating snapshot of one arm of the international pop underground. While they were clearly listening to music from the US, UK and elsewhere there are glimpses of Galaxie 500, Spacemen 3, Beat Happening, and The Pastels in some of the songs here The Cats Miaow also feel, consciously or not, part of a continuum of Australian underground pop that takes in The Particles, The Lighthouse Keepers, The Cannanes, The Honeys, Even As We Speak, and The Sugargliders.
A1. Make A Wish A2. Hollow Inside (original cassette version) A3. Faded (original cassette version) A4. Not Like I Was Doing Anything (original cassette version) A5. Disappointed A6. I Wanted None of This A7. Fire Damage A8. Halo B1. Aurora B2. It Might Never Happen B3. Nothing's Ever Quite That Simple B4. Brighter Star B5. The Phoebe I Know (original cassette version) B6. Little and Small B7. Sleepyhead B8. Dust From A Memory B9. A 50s Ballad B10. A Few Words B11. From My Window C1. Third Floor Fire Escape View (original cassette version) C2. You Left A Note On The Table (original cassette version) C3. Short Sighted (original cassette version) C4. I Hate Myself More Than You Do C5. Talking To Trees C6. Ice Cream C7. Saviour For The Hurrying Man C8. Ferry No. 6 D1. Nothing New (original cassette version) D2. Climb My Stairs (original cassette version) D3. Autumn (original cassette version) D4. I Really Dont Know (original cassette version) D5. Sunday D6. Memphis 54 D7. Walk On By D8. Georgie
- Internal ID: JITRE
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- Format Detail: 2LP
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: Indie & Alternative
- Released: 5/10/24