Customer Reviews

Crumble

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Sometimes original voices go unnoticed because the crush of stupidity surrounding them drowns out their words. You could fault the overwhelmed for not speaking up, but after the blowhards pass out or lose their two-second attention spans, the original voices are still there, steadily persuading you to really listen to what they're saying, even though doing so can be difficult.

Butterglory offers that kind of voice. The songs on Crumble quietly capture your attention, and occasionally rev up into a frenzy that makes the warbly voices of Matt Suggs and Debby Vander Wall take on new shadings. If you're not paying attention, you'll miss the minimal, austere details of their rueful, Western-dustbowl yarns: flickers of clumsy starlit disappointment and hope, high school track meets and pranks, romantic catch-22s, and slightly zany takes on suburban cures for boredom and natural disasters.

If you ever wondered how David Berman of Silver Jews would have described a tornado before he ever dropped acid, or how a girl feels when a romantic disappointment screws up her whole summer, let Crumble be your guide. Be prepared to hear a great collection of simple indie pop vignettes that, while they occasionally nod to early Cure, Camper Van Beethoven circa "Take the Skinheads Bowling", and early Pavement; speak out above the trendy din, firmly planted in their unique voices. Look for this record to be remembered as one of the great sleepers of the 1990s.

I had the pleasure of purchasing this album back in 95-96 and had taken it on many an adventure. I have also had the pleasure of catching this band live and it sounded so tight and true. This is an album that is well worth adding to your collection. I cannot say enough good things about this album. Captain Tom.

Good music for lazy summer afternoons. Kind of a droning, melodic, monotonous sound that is really nice. The girl (debbie) sounds really good, tracks she sings overshadow the guys. You almost wish she sang all the songs on here.

The album starts off ok...but after a few tracks everything starts to sound the same. Butterglory sounds like the lemonheads with a touch of Yo La Tengo mixed in. The problem with this album is that it doesn't go anywhere. After the 4th or 5th track you're wanting to turn the cd off and put on anything to possibly wake you up.