…The Dandy Warhols Come Down

Super fed plade, som lige rammer en lyd jeg godt kan lyde, guitar støj i massere af lag og så bare derudaf.

Didn’t realise the Dandy Warhols were American, always thought they were British.

This is a good shoegaze/britpop album, enjoyed it, just drags a bit in places for me to want to add to my frequent rotation

I Love You stunk, but the singles are fun. Yea the weird bits are weird, but not something I'm interested in.

Wow I REALLY liked this album. Has never heard it before, didn’t know what to expect. Good atmospheric music. Almost a five? Maybe not quite? Can an album I’ve never heard of before be a five? Can an album that I’ve listened to several times in one day NOT be a five?

I think of this band as a two-hit wonder, even though Spotify is telling me “not if you were the last junkie on earth” isn’t even their second-biggest song. Let’s see how the rest of the album does.

I like the rock stuff. Less the experimental/droney/shoegazey stuff.

britpop from portland, oregon

Wow, really enjoyed this! I remember having a few of their singles downloaded on my iPod when I was a teenager, but never listened to any of their albums. I got tired of hearing Bohemian Like You absolutely everywhere, so I think I kinda wrote them off. Was fully expecting this to be a 3 star max. But I've really been missing out! Sure they wear their influences on their sleeves and it runs a bit too long. But there's very little on here I disliked. It's almost like they picked up where the Pixies left off (I like to pretend that they quit after Kim Deal Left), with a healthy dose of shoegaze and Stereolab. I feel like Zach Braff is probably obsessed with this band. That album cover though - hideous. The 2nd half drags a bit, but I could see myself bumping this up to 5 stars with repeated listens.

There are a couple of genuinely great tunes on this album. Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth and Boys Better are absolute standouts and still sound sharp, catchy and full of attitude. When they hit that groove of fuzzy, slightly sleazy indie rock, it really works.

The problem is the length.

It is a long album, and there is a lot of material that feels like filler. Many of the tracks drift into a similar mid tempo haze, and after a while they start to blur together. The hooks are not always strong enough to justify the running time, and it loses momentum as it goes on.

That said, listening to it did make me want to rewatch Dig. There is something undeniably cool about this era of the band and the whole scene around them. You can hear the ambition and the swagger, even if the album does not fully deliver on it.

Favourite song: Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth
Least favourite song: Hard to pick one, but several of the deeper cuts merge into one another
Album artwork: Bold and very 90s, it captures the aesthetic of the band perfectly

This felt like it was right in my wheelhouse, 90s alternative with driving guitars and great vocals. Started off slowly but built as it went along, I was almost sad when it finished. Standout songs are "Be-In" "Minnesoter", and "Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth", but don't sleep on the instrumental "The Creep Out".

And I just want a girl as cool as Kim Deal...

I'm old enough to have bought this on tape when it came out. It's fine in 2024 I guess, but it was hardly essential listening back in the day. An odd selection.

Good, with a couple of crackers - "every day should be a holiday" for example was one where I had forgotten how much I loved it.
Drags a bit (a lot) towards the end, with way too much instrumental noodling nonsense.

They stumble on their own cleverness.

Another obscure indie rock band from the 90's, great...

The Dandy Warhol's music is like shitty rock music that caters to artsy hipsters (hence the band name). Their music is either OK, or complete garbage. There is nothing in between.

Pete International Airport, and The Creep Show are just noise... Why?!? Also, the album opener, Be-In has 1:40 of basically silence for some reason.

Overall, some weird bullshit today. The highs were high, but there was quite a bit of complete trash on this record. Also, the album kind of overstays its welcome at over an hr in runtime.

Favourite songs: Not If You Were the Last Junkie On Earth, Every Day Should Be a Holiday, Minnesoter, Boys Better

Least favourite songs: Orange, Be-In, I Love You, Whipping Tree, Pete International Airport, The Creep Out

2/5