Lemona [EP]

Giant Drag | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 25, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: EP
• Label: Wichita Recordings
• ASIN: B000787ZU8
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #176,918 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. This Isn't It

2. Tired Yet

3. Cordial Invitation

4. Yflmd

5. Jonah Ray Is Aokay (But That's All Hearsay)

6. This Isn't It [Multimedia Track]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very surprising debut., October 18, 2005

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R. P. Greenhalgh "Richard P. Greenhalgh" (Frome, Somerset, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lemona (Audio CD)

The EP 'Lemona' (2004) was their first commercial release. Amazingly 'Giant Drag'

is a band with just two members:

Annie Hardy - guitars and vocals

Micah Calabrese - drums/percussion and synths

Amazingly the two of them still manage to sound like a full band - furthermore they also play live thus. The opening track "This Isn't It" rather reminds me of 'The Duke Spirit' and, on this track in particular, Annie even sounds rather like Liela Moss. This is no bad thing and can only be coincidence as both albums were recorded a continent apart at about the same time. 'Giant Drag' is Los Angeles based while 'The Duke Spirit' is a London band.

"This Isn't It" is the best of the five tracks presented here, but not by far, and it's also reprised on their recent debut LP 'Hearts and Unicorns' (I will review this shortly), which also includes "yflmd" from 'Lemona'. Overall this is a good EP from a band that is in many respects rather unconventional.

The version I have also includes CD video for "This Isn't It" that has - the lo-fi production and poor definition, probably a mere necessity at the time, work perfectly with the music - a sense of seedy and self-perpetuating disappointment. This atmosphere is something this recording does unbelievably well - and yet it somehow avoids becoming overtly depressing. That alone is a fine achievement.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasing Silliness, November 11, 2009

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Felipe de Abreu "morbidrockgod" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lemona (Audio CD)

I found out about Giant Drag by reading a small column in a guitar players' magazine. I thought it interesting that the singer said she was influenced by the Misfits and the Beatles - both of whom I like - and decided to give it a try. Next thing you know I was hooked. Almost 2 years later, I still listen to Giant Drag (I did it today actually). Annie Hardy has a prebubescent voice that is at same time pleasing and disturbing to hear. Her lyrics are witty, sick and funny (how about a song with "You F**k Like My Dad" as a title?) and the My Bloody Valentinish guitar textures are superb. It really saves a boring afternoon! Highly recommended.

3.0 out of 5 stars Actually 3.5 stars, June 30, 2010

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korova (Varosha) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lemona (Audio CD)

I can't help but like Lemona--Giant Drag sounds like My Bloody Valentine forcibly merged with Smashing Pumpkins, fronted by Kim Deal. It's totally lightweight and derivative but it quickly burrowed into the part of my brain stem that loves early 90's alt.rock. Plus this EP features one of the most disturbing song titles ever: "You ***k Like My Dad". Think about that. Nasty.

The thing keeping me from going 4 stars or higher is a nagging suspicion that Giant Drag is not really an indie band. I wonder if this disc and the subsequent album are really stealth major label releases. I can't put my finger on anything specific--something just doesn't feel right...