The Moles - Untune The Sky

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5...according to our Phil on Thu 06 May, 2010.

Yeah you did read that right. The seminal/nay classic 1st Moles LP has been re-released with a ton of other stuff and it's grown from an 8 track LP to a bursting 18 track extravaganza. Unavailable for about 20 years you can now own this Richard Davies classic before he went on to do Cardinal and eventually go solo. It's amazing to hear this again.... I've not heard it in years. I always forget how much of a great songwriter Richard Davies was. It's a heady mix of indie pop, psyche pop and experimental indie rock with a slight Antipodean flavour being their were all Australian everywhere. Some smatterings of earlier Yo La Tengo, bits of Chills and some early Wire thrown in for good measure. I've just had to listen to some of it again cos the songs are so good! It's a thoroughly smashing pop album and now you vinyl heads can check out its goodness.

A perfect 90’s pop-album, the Moles’ “Untune the Sky” is finally being reissued on vinyl again after almost 20 years with original artwork and a beautiful insert. The Australian band Moles, led by solo artist and Robert Pollard collaborator, Richard Davies, toured the US, Australia, and Europe with Guided By Voices and other great 90’s pop acts. The 2XLP is an exact reproduction of the extended “Untune the Sky” CD, containing tracks from the early “What’s the New Mary Jane” 2X7″/CDEP and the original “Untune the Sky” LP/CD, resulting in 18 tracks of pure pop genius.

Tracks:

1. bury me happy
2. tendrils and paracetamol
3. this is a happy garden
4. breathe me in
5. lonely hearts get what they deserve
6. the crown souls
7. rebecca
8. europe by car
9. curdle
10. wires
11. nailing jesus to the cross
12. accidental saint
13. rich man (original mix)
14. surf’s up
15. what’s the new mary jane
16. going down
17. saint jack
18. let’s hook up and get some