first i really encountered anything that sounded like this was oddly enough while working through the discography of the japanese rock band the pillows. they started off as a jangle pop band indebted to the smiths and etc., then gradually absorbed jazz influences i guess? and they put out two really incredible jazz rock records in the mid-'90s, kool spice and living field.
sort of an oblique way to get into this music, but i was revisiting the cardigans' life the other day and it seemed to also fit into this mold
anyway, i'm sure there's a lot more of this, i'm just not sure where to look? is this what early everything but the girl is like? or is this stuff in its own world which doesn't cross over with sophistopop
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Tuesday, 3 March 2015 20:07 (ten years ago)