Heatmiser - Cop And Speeder

Reissues!!! The Portland, OR, band Heatmiser was best known for launching the career of singer/songwriter Elliott Smith, but other members of the group went on to have successful music careers long after Heatmiser's demise. Singer/songwriter/guitarist Neil Gust went on to form the pop/rock band No. 2, while bassist Sam Coomes formed the popular indie pop duo Quasi with his then-wife, Sleater-Kinney drummer Janet Weiss. Drummer Tony Lash, who produced some of Heatmiser's material, went on to do production work with a variety of artists, including the Dandy Warhols. 1994's Cop and Speeder takes a few steps away from the hooky orientation of both the Yellow No. 5 EP and 1993's Dead Air — the dark and only vaguely-indierock constructions is explores have the blues- and soul-based edge of bands like Afghan Whigs, lending a sense of depth and sophistication to the record that's occasionally preferable to the more punchy sound of other Heatmiser releases. Tracks :1. Disappearing Ink, 2. Bastard John, 3. Flame!, 4. Temper, 5. Why Did I Decide to Stay?, 6. Collect to NYC, 7. Hitting on the Waiter, 8. Busted Lip, 9. Antonio Carlos Jobim, 10. It's Not a Prop, 11. Something to Lose, 12. Sleeping Pill, 13. Trap Door, 14. Nightcap.

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