Dale Crover - Rat-A-Tat-Tat!Rat a Tat Tat! Is that the sound of the reaper knocking on your door to collect your soul or Dale Crover hammering out another distinctive drum fill? There are pretty good odds it's the latter; between 36 years (and about as many full lengths and EPs) as drummer bassist for the Melvins and his contributions to acts as varied as Altamont, Peeping Tom, Redd Kross, Shrinebuilder, and a little band called Nirvana, he's built quite the body of work. In

Warm classic production and tight harmonies once again by guitarist/vocalist Jason Soda

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Permanent Vacation went on to tell over five million copies in the U

America‰۪s entry into the Second World War had the effect of limiting the supply of shellac

Balanced awkwardly atop almost ironically upbeat jangles and rhythms Mitch Easter might have captured on his reel-to-reel are prime cuts of bummer pop

January 2011

Band-leader

ex leader of Creation Records’ favourites The Loft and The Weather Prophets

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and an elaborate araby style ballad

Its music that’s knowingly informed by Portuguese and Brazilian vocal traditions

Funkadelic's US R&B Top 20 Warner Bros