Little Music: Singles 1997-2002

Little Music: Singles 1997-2002 Artist: Dressy Bessy
Label: Kindercore Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 675818008021
EAN: 0675818008021
ASIN: B00008L3SV


Release Date: 2003-03-11

Little Music: Singles 1997-2002


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Tracks:

  1. Live to Tell All
  2. Lipstick
  3. Gloria Days
  4. Instead
  5. All the Right Reasons
  6. Ultra Vivid Color
  7. Fuzzy
  8. Said You Would
  9. 2 My Question
  10. Princess
  11. Sunny
  12. I'm Never Wrong
  13. Tidy [#]

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  1. Sound Go Round
  2. Dressy Bessy (Bonus DVD)
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Amazon.com

Dressy Bessy's sticky-sweet lo-fi charm makes a singles collection like <I>Little Music</I> an appealing, if somewhat redundant, prospect. After all, Bessy albums such as 2002's <I>Sound Go Round</I> are already stuffed with would-be singles that bristle with the band's girlish exuberance. Featuring bubblegum grunge like "Ultra Vivid Color," <I>Little Music</I> plays like a batch of warped Herman's Hermits demos performed by a female-fronted Ramones tribute band. It's all wrapped up in a familiar layer of ironic hipster-ism, but lead singer/guitarist Tammy Ealom's respect for the material comes through in the sexy, personal lyrics of songs like "Lipstick." Breezy and adorable, <I>Little Music</I>'s retro simplicity has the effortless lure of a pastel-colored field of tulips gently listing in the breeze. -<I>Matt! hew Cooke</I>

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Shake Your Shimmy Now..........2004-12-31

What a wonderful compilation of singles and compilation-only cuts from Denver's own Dressy Bessy! While the music press was hailing the Hives, Vines, etc. with 'saving' rock music, DB was quietly putting out album after album (and all these cuts as well) of great post-modern power pop. Sort of like the Breeders attempting to do Monkees covers...only more sarcastic.

On this collection, Tammy Ealom and co. show the versatility and range of their driving pop sound. A lot of people call them 'bubblegum', but I think their music is a little too 'grown-up' for that. Just listen to the wistful swing of 'Instead', the disturbed psychedelia of 'Fuzzy', or the super-charged surf-mod-ness of 'Live To Tell All', to see what I mean.

Of course, there's DB's twee side too...especially charming on their holiday cut 'All The Right Reasons', featuring the most hilarious out-of-tune backround vocals since Shonen Knife's 'Blue Oyster Cult'. In this song, Ealom urges us to join her and build a snowman, and believe me, you'll want to!

This was the 2nd Dressy Bessy disc I bought, and because it IS a compilation, it might not be the place to start if you're new to the group. However, as 'chickrockreviewer' said below, ANY album by Dressy Bessy is worthwhile if you like smart, retro-modern pop. Also check out their cut 'Bubbles' on the Powerpuff Girls soundtrack!

And as for that OTHER reviewer who wondered if a band with so few 'regular' albums needed to do a compilation of 'rarities'...yes! I'm not only saying that as a fan, but because my research has revealed that DB's label, Kindercore Records, folded in fall 2003. Dressy Bessy is so closely tied to this label that unless some OTHER label picks them up right quick, we may have heard the last of this great group ;( .

So snap up the discs while you can, before they go OOP and become hideously extortionately expensive! Love to all you Dressy Bessy fans! ;oD.

3 out of 5 stars more.......2004-04-21

This is a release of early material from this Kindercore band. They have only been around for three years. Is it necessary to raid the archives already? Nevermind. Dressy Bessy is a side project for John Hill, who also plays with Apples in Stereo. I guess that all people in Denver are very happy people and like Bubblegum music by giving this a listen. Maybe they like to shop at Hello Kitty too? There must be something to Bubblegum. It has been recycled every five years, from Salvation Army, to Cinnamon, Saint Etienne, to Dressy Bessy. Somebody must be listening though. Their longevity is proof of that. Maybe this is not their best moment, but just a teaser in between regular albums. Some people must every bit of vinyl and all recordings of their favorite bands. More power to them.

4 out of 5 stars

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